SMOKE DENSITY RATINGS

since you are in contact with Mr. Price, I was wondering if you could ask
him to explain what the "96% smoke volume" figure means? I mean in technical
terms. Does it mean that 96% of the volume of the insulation will be turned
into smoke, or does it mean something else?

Barbara et al,,

To all concerned, 100% SMOKE density means, you can not see anything.
Anything less (like 96% density) means you can see less than 4% visibility. The
SMOKE is so thick, that visibility is practically ZERO. Like pea soup FOG, no
visibility.

On the other hand, TKT insulated wire produces less then 2% smoke density.
You can see why the FAA should make it a MANDATORY AD for the installation of
TKT WIRE for ALL new airplanes, for wire replacement to fix wiring problems,
and for ALL modification kits installed on airplanes. TKT wiring is called
ARC RESISTANT because the insulation is NOT a FUEL for an electrical fire.

The apparent reason that the FAA has NOT called out a MANDATORY AD is because
of the powerful Raychem LOBBY in Washington DC. Raychem would have to produce
some other kind of wire that would NOT generate so much SMOKE. The powerful
lobby of DuPont, who produces Kapton tape, applies pressure to allow their
wire insulation to be used on airplanes. Do you see now what the BIG picture
looks like? People are killed on airplanes because of this LOBBY POWER GREED.
They figure like the FAA does, the odds of being killed in an airplane crash
are in THEIR FAVOR. So you see why I call it 'Russian Roulette.' "You fly
and take your chances!!!

Patrick

Subject: What the EVAS system and TKT A/C WIRE could do to save lives!
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:22:28 EST
From: PAPCECST@aol.com
To: BabsF342@aol.com, rosebush2@hotmail.com
CC: safety@iasa.com.au, jking1@mediaone.net, polytech@att.net, devans@phillips.com, EdwBlock@aol.com,clittle@cari.net, omega@omegainc.com, MGoldfein@belo-DC.com, RWROLAND@aol.com,barry@corazon.com, 110456.3354@compuserve.com, tim.dobbyn@reuters.com,
daleroach@webcom.com, RCOULTHART@ninenet.com.au, Res.Gehriger@sfdrs.srg-ssr.ch,

Barb et al,

For your information, the EVAS system was certified by the FAA and to prove
the system works under the most difficult conditions, a FAA pilot flew a 737
at NIGHT TIME and the system worked just fine. There can be NO EXCUSE for the
FAA, NOT TO MANDATE THAT ALL COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH THE EVAS SYSTEM.

Even, if the airlines would have to increase the price of a ticket, Bert
Werjefelt has figured out that an increase of 1 cent per ticket would pay for
the cost of implementing the cockpit and 5 cents per ticket would pay for the
installation for ALL PASSENGERS. The passengers have NO PROTECTION NOW FOR
TOXIC SMOKE. Those little yellow masks that drop down are ONLY FOR OXYGEN AT
HIGHER ALTITUDES until the airplane descends down to 10,000 feet or less. You
have NO PROTECTION FROM TOXIC SMOKE.

You would think that, as our ADVOCATE for AIR SAFETY, the FAA should mandate the EVAS SYSTEM
for ALL passenger-carrying airplanes. I saw a video clip of the president's committee on Air Safety and Security, where Al Gore LIED through his teeth, when he said that the EVAS system didn't work. How come it was certified by the FAA, and an airplane flown by a FAA pilot, under worse type conditions (at night) and it doesn't work?? Give us a break Al Gore!

When you hear statements made like that, by so-called responsible officials,
you can SEE WHAT WE ARE FACING IN GETTING SOME MAJOR CHANGES MADE by the FAA.
You have to SWING A MIGHTY BIG KNIFE TO CUT THROUGH THAT DEGREE OF CORRUPTION
and LIES. If anyone has any questions, just ask Bert how much time and money
he has spent trying to get the FAA to MANDATE INSTALLING HIS EVAS SYSTEM IN
ALL COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES. Ask John Berlin, CEO of Tensolite, how much time
and money has been spent on trying to get the FAA to call for mandatory use of
TKT WIRING (the only SAFE A/C WIRE that can meet the requirements of FAR 25) on all new jets- to no avail.

Bottom line, if Swissair 111 had have had the EVAS SYSTEM in the cockpit,
right now your loved ones would still be alive PERIOD. GREED, GREED and more
GREED is all these government and air line officials understand. You can't
prevent all types of accidents from occurring, but you can damn sure prevent a
lot of them that concern A/C wiring and SMOKE PROTECTION.

Patrick

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