News.com.au: Aussie safety specialists to check 787 Dreamliner safety problems- by Lee Taylor
Aussie safety specialists to check 787 Dreamliner problems - by Lee Taylor
A team of Australian specialists will review the safety of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner after claims the plane could smash apart and emit toxic chemicals if it crashed. A former Boeing engineer has warned the plane, which is made largely from brittle materials rather than flexible aluminium, was more likely to shatter on impact. The carbon-composite material used in the plane's fuselage could also emit dangerous chemicals when burning, the engineer and other experts said.
Note EU-Digest: Testing of this controversial carbon composite made aircraft by independent agencies is much desired before passengers start using it. For the complete Dan Rather interview on HDNet click on this link
Labels: Aircraft Industry, Boeing Dreamliner 787, Safety
