Originally Posted by gdube94 (Post 1605046)

I stand corrected, had not heard of that accident before. I'd be interested to read that report.

I am not aware of any difference between medical O2 and what is carried in crew bottles. It is all Oxygen. What we use at work is indeed simply compressed room air. Introducing 100% O2 to a fire situation has a fairly......negative effect.

Originally Posted by gdube94 (Post 1605046)

I stand corrected, had not heard of that accident before. I'd be interested to read that report.

I am not aware of any difference between medical O2 and what is carried in crew bottles. It is all Oxygen. What we use at work is indeed simply compressed room air. Introducing 100% O2 to a fire situation has a fairly......negative effect.

Originally Posted by EasternATC (Post 1605073)

Aviators breathing oxygen is dehumidifed, medical O2 is not.

Originally Posted by F4E Mx (Post 1605075)

The accident report is on the NTSB.gov web site. You can search by registration number. There is even a difference between medical oxygen and 'aviators breathing oxygen'. Both are 100 percent oxygen but the moisture content in the aviators oxygen is more tightly controlled.

Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 1605038)

No kidding. That's what happens when you have to transmit non-stop: you can't wait and to let the evidence drive the conclusions.

So I read that the plane snuck up on Diego Garcia, with the intent of refueling it, and moving onwards.

Brilliant!

Originally Posted by RI830 (Post 1605141)

I see 120+ pages on this before we find a true shred of evidence that can prove a thing. 140+ pages before the CVR is found.