No, if it was just plastic burning, it wouldn't spread fast enough to ever get close to the temperature to melt the entire front end, fenders and all. It would need an added fuel source.
Keep on mind that this is the secret service we're talking about. They would never leave the vehicles unattended ever. There would always be multiple agents left to guard them.
Whatever happened, it was fast enough the the secret service didn't have time to react. If this was some sort of fuel leak from a faulty part in the engine compartment, then the vehicle must have been running and the key in the in the "on" position, for the fuel pump to be on and able to supply fuel.
Also, only the Ford trucks have aluminum body parts. The GM's and the Jeep are steel.
Steel frames aluminum body panels. what burned? the body panels. what was left? steel frames.
You didnt even consider the fact that nearly every fluid under the hood of vehicles is also flammable when heated.
The secret service was no longer in possession of the vehicles when they burned - they had been returned to Hertz and were parked at the airport. The vehicle was totally unattended for hours before somebody noticed the smoke plume.
You have consistently misreported key facts that are undisputable.
Examples:
-Ford does infact use aluminum in Expedition
-Who had possession of the vehicles when they burned
-How long the fire burned before being discovered
I suggest you do more research and rethink your position on this event.
No, if it was just plastic burning, it wouldn't spread fast enough to ever get close to the temperature to melt the entire front end, fenders and all. It would need an added fuel source.
Keep on mind that this is the secret service we're talking about. They would never leave the vehicles unattended ever. There would always be multiple agents left to guard them.
Whatever happened, it was fast enough the the secret service didn't have time to react. If this was some sort of fuel leak from a faulty part in the engine compartment, then the vehicle must have been running and the key in the in the "on" position, for the fuel pump to be on and able to supply fuel.
Also, only the Ford trucks have aluminum body parts. The GM's and the Jeep are steel.
Ford details aluminum in Expedition / Lincoln navigator: https://www.oem1stop.com/sites/default/files/OnTarget_vol3_highres.pdf
Steel frames aluminum body panels. what burned? the body panels. what was left? steel frames.
You didnt even consider the fact that nearly every fluid under the hood of vehicles is also flammable when heated.
The secret service was no longer in possession of the vehicles when they burned - they had been returned to Hertz and were parked at the airport. The vehicle was totally unattended for hours before somebody noticed the smoke plume.
You have consistently misreported key facts that are undisputable. Examples: -Ford does infact use aluminum in Expedition -Who had possession of the vehicles when they burned -How long the fire burned before being discovered I suggest you do more research and rethink your position on this event.