Additive to stop plane fuel blasts
NZPA-AAP London An additive claimed to stop fuel exploding in crashed aircraft is expected to become compulsory throughout the world within five years. “The Times” said that the 1.C.1. product, Avgard, was the result of 20 years’ research which culminated in a test crash of a Boeing jet in California last year. The United States Federal Aviation Authority has indicated that if all tests succeed, it will propose rules next year to make the fuel
additive mandatory on all flights. As the United States involves half the world’s airline fleet, the rest will almost certainly follow suit. Avgard is sprayed inside tanks during refuelling and works on the reverse principle to non-drip paints—hardening on impact instead of liquefying. 1.C.1. predicts that world sales will reach £lOOO to £ 2000 million (about $1995 to $3990 million), adding about 1 per cent to the cost of an air ticket.
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