How did the Court explain the flight of Fan Rotors 8 and 9? Did they agree that these took place after the main explosion?
Answer The Court made no specific claim that the fin-fan coolers shattered after the main explosion and did not take up the suggestion of their own technical advisors that a secondary explosion caused the flight path. They dismissed the entire issue in two enigmatic paragraphs within a detailed multi-page rebuttal of the 8″ line hypothesis: Fire in area of fins and embrittlement of enclosed pipes 164 Since the 8-inch hypothesis assumes that the explosion bringing the 20 inch assembly down and blowing the coolers up occurs within about 10 seconds of the rupture (of the 8 inch line) this section of the (8-inch line) hypothesis requires that within 10 seconds: (i) A fuel source (presumably cyclohexane from the 50 inch rupture in the 8 inch pipe) is provided in the area of the fins. (ii) The fuel should have been ignited in some way. (iii) The fire thereby produced should have heated the fins to 419°C so as to melt the zinc onto the stainless steel tubes. (iv) The fire thereby produced sho
