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Old 18-05-2013, 02:12 PM
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....more serious concern is that the supplier is putting these on aircraft when they airmail them. If it were airmail in the cargo hold of a passenger aircraft, there is the potential to bring down something like a 747 with over 300 people on board.Best Regards
Gary

Reportedly already happened, but on UPS cargo plane and other crashes are suspected to be caused form similar Li-Ion battery fires. No one really knows for sure but this is why aviation and dangerous goods carrying Li-ion batteries have come in place.

That said...they are still shipped by air in mobile phones, computers, cameras etc etc.

I can understand why pilots and aviation companies being testy about them.
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