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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
Coby Explores - 1:45
How the A350 is Constructed - 3:05
Another Similar Crash? - 4:58
Composites & Fire - 5:35
But...Why Did It Disintegrate? - 7:34
Key Takeaways - 8:47
Airbus Safety & Promotion - 10:39
Outro - 11:37

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On January 2nd, 2024, a Japan Airlines jumbo jet struck a small government plane upon landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Both aircraft immediately burst into flames, with the Japan Airlines jet careening down the runway and eventually coming to a halt in an embankment.

When you watch the replays of the accident, it’s hard to believe that anyone survived. But miraculously, all 367 passengers and 12 crew on the Japan Airlines jet made a harrowing escape.
Now, much praise was immediately heaped onto the swift action of the crew. And rightfully so - Japan Airlines has a very strong safety culture, and the crew was well prepared for a swift and effective evacuation. The passengers on board also deserve praise; the vast majority left their luggage behind, and exited the aircraft in a calm and organized manner. It’s no wonder that everyone survived. But the one thing that didn’t survive was the plane.

The plane in question - an Airbus A350-900 - was a smoldering wreck; it’s now little more than a pile of ash and rubble, even though firefighters made it to the scene quickly. Now, the Airbus A350 is unique in that it’s one of the world’s few carbon-composite jets. And on first glance, it sure didn’t look like the material fared all that well in the face of fire.

Considering the damage, it raises the question…did the passengers of Japan Airline flight 516 survive because of the composite fuselage, or in spite of it? In other words, are carbon composite planes like the A350 and 787 a fire hazard? Let me explain…

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