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

12731Q I understand. This gets me to the next area2that you commented on.I know it is an important3456subject, so I wanted to ask you several questions inthe area of fuel selection.The NPRM talks about the use of JP-4 duringthe earlier time period in the late 60’s and early770’s,and it was believed because of what we now know8910111213is the flammability characteristic, so that may havebeen a major factor in some of the earlier accidents.Could you comment on that and give us youropinion?A Yes. When you look at -- at least when Ilooked at the history of the accidents, they tend in my14mind to group into three clumps.The first clump was15JP-4 .It certainly is a different fuel than used16171819202122232425today, and we all know what its flammability parametersare.The second kind of group of accidents isexternal threats to the airplane, and I was happy tosee that the Board even broke it up as external andinternal threats because I think they are possibly ––you might be able to look at solutions differentlywhether it is an external or internal threat.Then the third group was the internal threat.In the internal threats I would say that probably theCAPITAL HILL REPORTING, INC.(202) 466-9500