Can icy fuel bring down an airliner? - tech - 16 September 2008 - New Scientist Tech
New Scientist seems to have opened up every story to comments. This'll be an interesting experiment.
Anyhow, see the link above for their short story on the reason for that odd malfunction of a B777 at Heathrow earlier this year. The investigation is blaming ice build up in the fuel system, but the circumstances still seem rather odd.
Of most interest is a comment that follows that suggests that Prime Minister Gordon Brown may be to blame (well, indirectly.) The idea that a PM could be so hapless as to cause a plane crash has such appeal that I sort of hope it is true.
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