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Printed page 139. PDF page 157.
rules-based analysis did reveal that the pressure differentials produced by an internal fuel/air explosion were consistent with the overall level of damage observed in the CWT. Further, the experts at CDL indicated that this conclusion was supported by a simpleOpen final report at PDF page 157NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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accident airplane. These differences made a direct comparison of the results of the fuel/air explosion of the CWT in the test airplane with the results of the fuel/air explosion in the accident airplane of limited use.) Portions of the cabinOpen final report at PDF page 158NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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inside the airplane or a missile warhead exploding upon impact with the airplane; and a fuel/air explosion in the center wing fuel tank (CWT). 2.2.1.1 Consideration of a Structural Failure and Decompression Close examination of the wreckage revealed no evidenceOpen final report at PDF page 275NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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flight 800 was not initiated by a bomb or a missile strike. 2.2.1.3 Consideration of a Fuel/Air Explosion in the Center Wing Fuel Tank It was clear from the wreckage recovery locations that the first pieces to depart the airplaneOpen final report at PDF page 277NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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any other) area of the airplane, this overpressure could only have been caused by a fuel/air explosion in the CWT. Safety Board flight tests that recreated, to the extent possible, the conditions experienced by the accident airplane indicated that fuelOpen final report at PDF page 279NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800
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wreckage of the accident airplane's CWT. Accordingly, the Safety Board concludes that a fuel/air explosion in the CWT of TWA flight 800 would have been capable of generating sufficient internal pressure to break apart the tank. 2.2.2 Reported Witness ObservationsOpen final report at PDF page 280NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800