FINANCIAL TIMES: US regulators on Friday approved Boeing’s planned fix for the battery safety problem that grounded its high-tech 787 Dreamliner passenger jet in January…
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Boeing’s modifications to the 787 battery system are aimed at reducing the risk of the equipment overheating and safeguarding the aircraft in the event of overheating. For example, the battery cell configuration is being altered to try to prevent dangerous overheating, and the equipment will be encased in a metal box so that any smoke would be vented outside the aircraft… (more)
