Study of Concorde engines found `significant risks’ — report

PARIS, AUG 9: A study of Concorde's engines, carried out two years ago, found 55 `significant risks' in their design that prompted Air Fra...

PARIS, AUG 9: A study of Concorde’s engines, carried out two years ago, found 55 `significant risks’ in their design that prompted Air France and British Airways (BA), the jet’s operators, to launch corrective action, New Scientist reports.

“Some of the risks identified could lead to catastrophic problems, including uncontrolled fire and multiple-engine failure,” the British Science weekly reports, in its latest issue hitting newsstands tomorrow.

Both problems featured in last month’s crash near Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, when an Air France Concorde crashed in flames just after take-off, killing all 109 on board and four people on the ground.

Investigators are still carrying out an inquiry into the July 25 disaster, with a burst tyre, causing debris to fly up into the aircraft, a leading suspect.

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