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L695speed · 12-02-2013, 07:10 PM

If Doug's info is right and they were not speeding, then it had to have been mechanical failure. What I'm not clear on is does carbon fiber melt? If it does, the initial damage may have been magnified a hundred times over to what we see in that picture. It seems the fire burned hot and fast. Was there any magnesium on the CGT?

Most of the time I see carbon fiber splinter and shatter, but I dont' often see it burn. If it melts, maybe that is why it seems worse than it is. Also how much damage did the rescuers do to get at them once the fire was out? That is another factor.

12-02-2013, 07:10 PM	#42
L695speed Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Posts: 777 iTrader: (0)	If Doug's info is right and they were not speeding, then it had to have been mechanical failure. What I'm not clear on is does carbon fiber melt? If it does, the initial damage may have been magnified a hundred times over to what we see in that picture. It seems the fire burned hot and fast. Was there any magnesium on the CGT? Most of the time I see carbon fiber splinter and shatter, but I dont' often see it burn. If it melts, maybe that is why it seems worse than it is. Also how much damage did the rescuers do to get at them once the fire was out? That is another factor. Last edited by L695speed; 12-02-2013 at 07:18 PM.