Transcript of Hearing 12/12/97 - TWA Flight 800 Investigation

12851system on an existing airplane has quite a bit of23penalty associated with it.of 1,000 pounds.I want to say on the order4Now,you have got to remember that tactical56aircraft has some incredibly high gas demands when itdoes its climbing and diving to keep the ullage of the7fuel tanks inerted.The transport aircraft don’t have89101112that same high demand as a result of the new grade, butthey have larger tanks.A system I am aware of that was designedalong with the design of the fuel system weighed on theorder of 100 pounds.13MR. STREETER:That was initial design? In14other words,went into initial production with the15aircraft?Is that what you are saying, or retrofit?16WITNESS TYSON:The aircraft program was17cancelled.18MR. STREETER:Oh, okay. So, then, there1920appears to be a trade–off between the tactical demandsand the capacity between your tactical aircraft and21your–– is there a possibility that a similar size2223system could be used in a much larger aircraft in atransport category?24WITNESS TYSON:Ralph might be able to add25some more to that, because they have the largerCAPITAL HILL REPORTING, INC.(202) 466-9500