>I think that you are on the right track with the production of the
>static. As far as I know the German burned out plane had just landed
>from a long flight in hot weather and wanted to fill up.
Thats correct I believe. The refueling was done from a metal can, through a
metal funnel but the funnel had a plastic extension, so that the funnel did
not earth itself to the filler neck.
I think also the spark and fire occurred towards the end of the fueling
cycle. This puzzles me somewhat because you would think any early spark
would have discharged the static. The other factor in fire risk is
vapour/air ratio. It has to be optimum or it won't fire. Does fuel/air
vapour conduct easier than air for example?
I would like to understand this accident if only to know what the common
factors are.
Graham
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