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What can be attributed to the carbon fibre?

• tavavex 3y ago
  The plane faring better in the collision than expected and, allegedly, not burning through quickly and buying the passengers more time to evacuate.
  • askvictor 3y ago
    My naive assuming would have been that carbon fibre would burn easier than aluminium
    • tavavex 3y ago
      Well, yes, the plane did burn down almost completely. The quote I heard that complimented it wasn't that it wasn't flammable, but that it (again, allegedly - I'm not a material scientist) insulated the interior from the fire outside for long enough.