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I am going to ask a question that I’m a little scared to ask because I suspect it’s really dumb, but here goes: is it at all feasible or practical to have a wa

by avemg 6mo ago

I am going to ask a question that I’m a little scared to ask because I suspect it’s really dumb, but here goes: is it at all feasible or practical to have a way to jettison a runaway battery from the aircraft? I guess most of the time the problems happen because nobody knows there’s a problem before it’s gotten too out of control for that.

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soopypoos 6mo ago
it'd get caught by a bird
appreciatorBus 6mo ago
You’d have to devise some sort of fire proof mini airlock, large enough for a laptop or whatever the largest device you expect to deal with. This would be pretty expensive and not very practical, but even if it was, then you’d have to deal with the ethical and legal issues of where it lands and whether or not it might cause a fire there too, to say nothing of injuring someone or damaging property.
- joecool1029 6mo ago
  > then you’d have to deal with the ethical and legal issues of where it lands Meh, it's a risk reduction thing. Aircraft sometimes dump fuel too in emergencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping Earth is covered with a lot of water too, if you could eject it... risk is approaching zero on dumping a flaming battery over ocean.
  - fsckboy 6mo ago
    dumped fuel does not land on the ground, it evaporates
    - joecool1029 6mo ago
      Except when it doesn’t: https://apnews.com/article/delta-fuel-dump-schools-lawsuit-settlement-004e812bf2acef3ceac148ab3c99ae09 https://apnews.com/article/delta-fuel-dump-schools-lawsuit-s...
- dingaling 6mo ago
  > You’d have to devise some sort of fire proof mini airlock Maritime patrol aircraft like the P-8 already have such a system, for releasing sonobuoys and float-flares while at altitude. So it's not a technical issue, more one of regulation and maintenance.
  - appreciatorBus 6mo ago
    Sure, I wasn’t trying to imply that it couldn’t be done, only that it would be expensive and impractical for civilian aviation, especially when there are good alternatives.

by avemg 6mo ago

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soopypoos 6mo ago

it'd get caught by a bird

appreciatorBus 6mo ago

You’d have to devise some sort of fire proof mini airlock, large enough for a laptop or whatever the largest device you expect to deal with. This would be pretty expensive and not very practical, but even if it was, then you’d have to deal with the ethical and legal issues of where it lands and whether or not it might cause a fire there too, to say nothing of injuring someone or damaging property.

joecool1029 6mo ago
> then you’d have to deal with the ethical and legal issues of where it lands Meh, it's a risk reduction thing. Aircraft sometimes dump fuel too in emergencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping Earth is covered with a lot of water too, if you could eject it... risk is approaching zero on dumping a flaming battery over ocean.
- fsckboy 6mo ago
  dumped fuel does not land on the ground, it evaporates
  - joecool1029 6mo ago
    Except when it doesn’t: https://apnews.com/article/delta-fuel-dump-schools-lawsuit-settlement-004e812bf2acef3ceac148ab3c99ae09 https://apnews.com/article/delta-fuel-dump-schools-lawsuit-s...
dingaling 6mo ago
> You’d have to devise some sort of fire proof mini airlock Maritime patrol aircraft like the P-8 already have such a system, for releasing sonobuoys and float-flares while at altitude. So it's not a technical issue, more one of regulation and maintenance.
- appreciatorBus 6mo ago
  Sure, I wasn’t trying to imply that it couldn’t be done, only that it would be expensive and impractical for civilian aviation, especially when there are good alternatives.