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Re: Even the New York Times withholds the address


From: "Petri Helenius" <pete () he iki fi>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 01:23:23 +0200





Diesel can even exstinguish flame in some cases.  It is a much different
anamal than aircraft fuel.

There is no single thing as "aircraft fuel". Commercial jet aircraft are usually
fueled
with Jet A1 which has a flashpoint of 38´C (100´F). So it does not take that
much
to get it going. For less flammable alternative, use JP5, which has a flashpoint
of
60´C and is generally used on shipboard military operations.

If you´d like extra margin on your diesel safety, order JP5 instead of the usual
junk.

Pete


There are concerns yes but not a good compairison.

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Johannes Ullrich wrote:


http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/nyregion/19FUEL.html
...
While almost everyone on this list knows which building is the subject
of the article, we can discuss the issue without discussing the
particular building.

On-site fuel storage is one of those double-edge swords.

The article is comparing the relatively 'inert' diesel fuel to
the aircraft fuel that caused the devastation at the WTC.
Did the authors of this article ever hear about heating oil tanks?

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