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© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Boeing warns airlines against flying battery shipments
By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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nandakandamanda
Well, I guess Boeing has more experience with these batteries now.
Tesla have done major work on isolating batteries to protect against thermal runaways.
Apart from pressure and temperature changes, they seem to be susceptible to damage from sudden g forces, eg when being dropped, which can easily happen in transit where handlers are unlikely to report it.
Not that we are getting the full story yet.
KnowBetter
And here I thought that they had banned all Li-Ion bulk battery shipments on passenger flights because we as passengers were banned from checking in Li-Ion batteries and we could only carry on in hand carry, a limited amount by Watt hour capacity for our Camera(s), etc. WOW, this makes you think twice now about what you're sitting on as you fly.
SCAP65
What does "bulk" mean? Would that mean I could not ship an iphone in a small package through post office?
Brandon Abedor
It's not a funny story, but the dork in me instantly made me think this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T7hdIh-gtw
Thunderbird2
So basically if a plane catches fire Boeing can turn around and say "told you so" without any blame being attached... should have thought of that excuse earlier lol