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Archive for "Sep 17 2010"

747 Smoke Evacuation Test

A Smoke Test done on a Boeing 747-400F shows that current systems and procedures are not sufficient in dealing with continuous smoke sources.  Smoke events such as those involved in the recent 747-400 that crashed in Dubai on September 3rd, may have been the principal cause of the disaster.

Click here to view the smoke test.

Dubai 747 Crash May Have Been Preventable Had EVAS Been Onboard

An Emergency Vision Assurance System like those equipped on Corporate, Government, and Executive Aircraft, may have been able to prevent the tragedy from happening. Disturbingly almost all public commercial aircraft are not equipped with this life saving technology.