Manufacturing Industry
Concorde working group to examine fuel tank lining proposal
Airline Industry Information, Nov 13, 2000
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
The Anglo-French working group that is examining ways in which the Concorde supersonic jet can be improved to increase safety is apparently looking at the development of a rubber-like fuel tank liner similar to the material used in Formula 1 motor racing.
The lining option, which involves a Kevlar-rubber compound, is expected to be presented by manufacturers when the group meets in Paris today (13 November) according to PA News. The lining would reportedly prevent the risk of catastrophic fuel leaks.
The Concorde, which is flown only by Air France and British Airways, had its airworthiness certificate suspended after an Air France Concorde crashed shortly after taking off from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport on 25 July. The accident killed 113 people. Concorde will not be allowed to resume flights until the implementation of safety recommendations that aviation authorities feel would help prevent a similar crash.
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