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Show TST LIFESAVING FUEL TANK Rubberized nylon has been made into an airplane fuel tank designed de-signed to resist rupture at high crash speeds. The tank successfully success-fully passed a recent test during which it was filled with water, encased in an airplane wing, and catapulted 300 feet into a steel-backed steel-backed sandbag barrier. Since many victims survive the impact only to die in flames when fuel tanks explode, the new rupture-resistant rupture-resistant tank is expected to save many lives. Oil products provide safety engineers with many of their most useful materials. |