Boeing Eyes Fuel Change

Boeing engineers are assessing several techniques for reducing flammable fuel vapors, as the revelations of the TWA Flight 800 accident investigation spur changes in its philosophy for mitigating fuel-tank explosion risks. ``We've shifted gears,'' Ivor Thomas, chief engineer of propulsion for the...

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