In general, I think it is not a good idea to fly plastic fuselage airplanes with lithium batteries @ 42,000 feet up near the ionosphere...
On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Blanton > > Jones Beene wrote: > > BTW Bob - you suggested a simple way to look for the Ni+Li reaction. > > > There is a simpler way yet... get hold of some those exploding lithium > > batteries... you know ... the one's with nickel electrodes. > > Or just ride the bus: > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11158277/CCTV-mobile-phone-battery-explodes-in-womans-hands-on-bus.html > > how galling ! > > One wonders - given the cost of the Dreamliner, if Boeing will not be far > behind on catching onto this. They can easily put $100 mill into the task. > The gall of them... > > "Gall" n. bold, impudent behavior. synonyms: effrontery, impudence, > impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, > presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners; > > Hmm... I represent that remark... > > >

