Boeing seeks temporary fix for suspect batteries: report

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Boeing seeks temporary fix for suspect batteries: report

Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 07.43
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US aerospace giant Boeing is considering an interim plan to protect its 787 Dreamliner if its batteries overheat or catch fire, according to a report Monday in the Seattle Times.

The damaged battery case from a fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane is displayed at National Transportation Safety Board Headquarters in Washington on January 24, 2013. Boeing is considering an interim plan to protect its 787 Dreamliner if its batteries overheat or catch fire, according to a report Monday in the Seattle Times.

Boeing's flagship new jet has been banned from flight worldwide since the middle of last month after battery smoke forced an emergency landing of one plane and a battery fire was reported on a parked jet.

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spiceman
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Discussion 3 : 19 Feb 2013 at 09.433
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There has been a real push by Obama Administration promoting "Green Technology," especially, the use of high capacity but extremely volatile Li-ion battery in all kinds of vehicles, including aircrafts. So, to please the US Govt, Boeing decided to use Li-ion battery for the first time in their latest jetliner, the Dreamliner, with the US Govt's blessing through FAA's certification process, of course. The perceived benefit would be substantial space and weight saving, but the cost would be extreme fire hazard, as Li-ion battery is known to be prone to overheating leading to an uncontrollable fire. Back to the drawing board, I guess.
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Why, can't they take the batteries used on 747's and pop them into the dreamliner? or did they decide that they couldn't 'dream' of using tried and tested off the shelf equipment, and still charge more?
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Strange concept of safety in that nation, they strip, scan and abuse the customers in the name of safety and then they allow something that obviously isn't safe.
Money talks!?
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