Word: fueled
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...Physical arcing and overheating can beproduced with intense jamming," says Carrol. "Youhave an arc [in military planes], but it's not inthe middle of a bunch of jet fuel...
High intensity EMI can also cause sparks in thesame way metal leads to sparks in a microwave. Ifa spark is close to the fuel tank, as FAA reportsshow, the fuel tank can ignite...
Nearly two years ago TWA Flight 800 exploded and fell from the sky off of the coast of Long Island, N.Y. Investigators have since pointed to faulty wiring in the plane's fuel tank but have yet to find conclusive evidence of what caused the crash...
...think NTSB and the FBI really shouldevaluate Professor Scarry's hypothesis," saidCarrol, whom Scarry quoted in her article. "NTSBneeds to review the investigation to see to whatextent the data they have gathered suggests anyother cause of the fuel tank explosion...
Meanwhile, Microsoft's foes are piling fuel on the fire to keep the pressure on: The CEO of software maker Caldera said Tuesday that Microsoft had threatened a large computer manufacturer with suspension of its operating system contracts if the manufacturer bundled competitors' operating systems in its computers. And while it faces the hostile glare of investigators on one front, Microsoft has lost a foothold on another: Bob Herbold, its candidate for one of six open slots on the board of the Software Publishers Association was rejected yesterday. It's especially galling considering that, with IBM, Microsoft...