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Boeing Warns Airlines: Battery Shipments Can Burn Hot Enough to Destroy a Plane
When MH370 went missing in March of 2014, among the first details to draw scrutiny was the contents of the cargo hold: The Boeing 777, bound for Beijing, was carrying a large shipment of lithium-ion batteries. Boeing has just taken the unusual step of warning its airline customers that large shipments of the batteries—used throughout the world in cellphones, laptops, and other indispensable gadgets—could cause fires intense enough to destroy a commercial airliner. (www.popularmechanics.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This is not really news. A/C batteries of all types are considered Hazmat and the airline has to be a HAZMAT carrier to be able to ship them...
hmmmmmmmmm.
That tis strange.
That tis strange.
Anybody else beside me see the irony in this? Boeing warns about fire and explosion potential, but uses them to power the 787.
LiON are wonderful power source and perfectly fine in most applications but in a closed container are a ticking bomb; regardless of all the safety monitoring and electronics you want to tout their peculiarities are just not well understood. and etc etc
LiON are wonderful power source and perfectly fine in most applications but in a closed container are a ticking bomb; regardless of all the safety monitoring and electronics you want to tout their peculiarities are just not well understood. and etc etc
I did agree with this. Nobody can confirm what brought down MH370 I am sure it wouldn"t be batteries . If this was the case there would have being a mid air explosion and ignition of some source to create a fire on board. Secondly there are conspiracies of this Malaysia government who for some reason dosen"y want the plane found not do the care about the loss of lives aboard this jet. Pilot suicide may play apart of the cause. The U.S. NAVY has interests in this and has told to stay out of it as well. I bet if they started looking for it they would find it. But getting back to the story most airlines no the risk of carry such large batteries in cargo holds of jets that's why most use non passenger jets for this to be carried or air freighted. Not under the belly of a passenger jet. MAS are fully aware of this but had taken the risk on MH370
It is becoming clear that lithium-ion batteries are a Haz-Mat. It is very proactive of Boeing to send out this warning. My question is with the eight zillion regulatory agencies in existence, why isn't it coming from them? Is it on Toyota to send me a warning about transporting lithium-ion batteries in my car? If we are going to fund agencies that are supposed to be protecting us, protect us already! This is on the battery manufacturers. Proper storage and handling of any Haz-Mat is important to all of us. The stakes are too high if someone screws up.
The FAA has already provided guidance to airlines on this. See the following link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31709198
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31709198