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24 Jan 2013 20:40 #119849
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Washington (CNN) -- As Boeing and airline officials sought to assure travelers of the overall safety of the world's newest jetliner, federal safety officials Thursday painted a graphic picture of a disaster averted, displaying the charred remnants of a battery that "spewed molten electrolytes" from its container shortly after landing in Boston earlier this month.
"This is an unprecedented event," National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said of back-to-back battery incidents aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the United States and Japan.
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24 Jan 2013 21:57 #119855
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These lithium batteries stores 6 times more power than a lead acid battery used in a motor vehicle.
When the airline if in flight the batteries are not in use but they are constantly being charged and naturally the electrolyte will be overheated and explode
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