Gallery of Images from the Public Hearing, December 8-12, 1997

QuickTime animation of Breakup (4.3M)

This animation depicts the trajectory of TWA Flight 800 from the explosion in its center wing fuel tank to the fire and the breakup of the jet.

Location of Flight 800 (72K)

Location and Path of Debris (64K)

Radar Data (88K)



Center Wing Tank (36K)

Right side of forward Center Wing Tank wet bay, showing two fuel probes, vent opening, right fill tues, FQIS terminal block

QuickTime view of Center Wing Tank (3.3M)

The wing center tank of the Boeing 747 is roughly the size of a two-car garage up to about eye level. The reconstructed center section of the accident aircraft, containing the tank, is depicted in this computer animation.



Air Conditioning Pack (22K)

Forward portion of Air Conditioning Pack #3 (forward right)

QuickTime Animation of 1/4 Scale Test(1.6M)

Explosion tests using a quarter-scale model of the center wing fuel tank using Jet A Fuel and Simulated Vapors. The tests were conducted by Dr. Joseph Shepherd, of California Institute of Technology, in conjunction with Applied Research Associates.

Comparison of Left Aft Bay Temperatures
on TWA800 Emulation Flight (47K)

Comparison of Center Wing Tank Temperatures
on TWA Flight 800 Emulation Flight (60K)

Possible Ignition Sources (73K)

Terminal Block Wiring (75K)

Fuel Probe terminal block (60K)

Lo-Z wire cross section (59K)

Right Side of Reconstruction (40K)
(photo by Jan Staller)

Left Side of Reconstruction (43K)

Board of Inquiry (30K)

Dr. Bernard Loeb (l); Chairman Jim Hall

Opening Day - Techical Panel (51K)

The NTSB Technical Panel

Opening Day (46K)

Binders with Exhibit Information (50K)

CAPTAIN McCord Describing Recovery (46K)