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In reply to the discussion: 30 of 288 giant bolts on new SF Bay Bridge have snapped, even before opening [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)They specified batteries using a chemistry the entire automotive endustry long ago rejected because it was inherently unsafe. Tell me what kind of an aircraft engineer and what kind of an aircraft company chooses batteries that are not even safe to be in ground-based vehicles?
Damned idiots.
The whole thing was so unnecessary. There were better battery choices available with very little compromise. At worst, you're talking about reducing the maximum range of the Dreamliner by 5 wiles or something. And for that, they are willing to risk the lives of 300 people burning to death at 40,000 feet? Although to be fair, the plane won't stay at 40,000 feet too long when it is on fire.
And their "fix" retains these same batteries, and just tries to put a fire wrapper around it.
Damned idiots.
I'll never get on one of those planes.