Boeing 787 being grounded because of explosion/fire issues with the aircraft

[Willtill]

I would hope everyone is aware of the new Boeing 787 being grounded by the FAA because of explosion/fire issues with the aircrafts Lithium/Ion batteries. If you are operating your bike or ATV and using an L/I battery we should be cautious.

If the latest and greatest aerospace electronic charging and monitoring avionics in the 787 are having issues with the batteries, then what about the essentially 1970's era charging systems on our bikes? A few years ago there was a rash of cell phones and laptops catching fire, L/I batteries CANNOT be extinguished if they overheat and catch fire. So....

...Just a word of caution. However;

I like FIRE between my legs :-D Am running a Ballistic EVO 16 cell lithium in parallel with a AGM on my Rocket 3, gives me about 860 cca (more than enough to turn over that 2300cc monster). I'll take the risk. That's what insurance is for..

 

[ruzzle]

No worries, Will. The Rocket's cockpit won't fill with smoke like the plane..... you'll be right.....

 

[High Gear]

I took a 4 hour tour ( fed us supper also) of Hamilton Sundstrand about 3 yrs back .

That''s where the 50 million dollar test bed for the electrical systems are for this plane , lots of cutting edge technology here. http://www.hamiltonsundstrand.com/StaticFiles/HS/Communications/General/Documents/cutaway-B787.pdf

I saw lots of Airplane RATS of various sizes also ..they said they had most of the market on RATS . heh heh ( acronyms coming out of my eyeballs by the time I was through )

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...pSXzA6SGC5HJhOzKA&sig2=xK1kvwoNl3P0QKk8z6bizg

 

[Battersea]

..............I saw lots of Airplane RATS of various sizes also ..they said they had most of the market on RATS . heh heh ( acronyms coming out of my eyeballs by the time I was through )

Interesting read, didn't even know they existed.

 

[Willtill]

I was on another forum discussing this; and someone posted this link:

[video=youtube;pizFsY0yjss]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pizFsY0yjss[/video]

I'm sort of (just a tiny bit) more aware of the conflagration that could envelope my "man-sausage" and Ian so delicately put.... :shock:

 

[RocketandRollit]

although you may end up with fried man-sausage.

No worries for him. He was required to turn his in when he parked a Prius in his driveway. :twisted: