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

1287123Does either the Air Force of the Navy usesome type of inerting system on board all theirtransport category aircraft?4MR. LAUZZE:The answer is no.5MR. STREETER: Okay. What -- or, if you are6aware of it,what kind of factors go into the decision78as to whether or not a system would be put on anairplane?9MR. LAUZZE:I can’t really speak to some of10the systems that don’t have protection.Many of them1112131415were designed long before I, you know, was involvedwith the Air Force. But, with any design, you know,you need to look at what the -- particularly in themilitary, you need to look at what the mission is, whatits predicted exposure rate is, what the threat is.16You know,is it going to come up against17missiles,is it going to come up against gunfire, is it18never going to see combat?All those things play into19the equation,and obviously, you know, we want an20optimum low weight solution.21so,there is no single answer, and I think22that is one reason why we see things like foam, we see23things like Halon,we see things like liquid nitrogen,24as well.We need a whole bag of tricks, because25everything –– you know,each system is different.CAPITAL HILL REPORTING, INC.(202) 466-9500