Midnight Marauder
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I have no idea how much pure oxygen a jumbo jet carries, but I bet it's alot and is pressurized. Perfect for having one hell of a hot fire, far hotter than what jet fuel alone could accomplish in atmosphere alone.ah, i forgot about those tanksThis is why I said NEARLY pure. That's not accurate however, but it is quite a bit richer than what is generally in the atmosphere. In the tanks however it is pure. The oxygen feeds the fire in a crash much like it does a acetylene torch.um, the last time pure O2 was used in a "cabin" was when the 3 Apollo astronauts died
Edit to add: The masks that drop down at impact are spewing pure oxygen as well, when the feed tubing in the fuselage ruptures it can be quite nasty mixed with burning fuel.
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