The US Federal Aviation Administration last week ordered the fuselage
insulation in nearly 700 commercial aircraft to be replaced within the next four
years. An FAA study found that the Mylar insulation lining the fuselage actually
help to fire to spread, prompting suspicions about the spread of fire in last
year’s Swiss Air crash. Other insulation materials also marginally failed the
FAA’s new tests, but will not be replaced.
More from 快猫短视频
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending 快猫短视频 articles
1
Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients
2
The best new science-fiction books of June 2026
3
Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything
4
Glaciers in the 'roof of the world' have suddenly started melting
5
Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them
6
Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem
7
Q-Day could destroy bitcoin 鈥 and our retirement savings
8
Why your brain needs plenty of 鈥淎ha!鈥 moments
9
Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes
10
Our elegant universe: rethinking nature鈥檚 deepest principle
