X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 864798 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:45:22 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jB60iZWe015848 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:44:36 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <199001c5f9fe$388951a0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines fittings Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:44:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_198D_01C5F9D4.4F6E2A50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_198D_01C5F9D4.4F6E2A50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok, thanks, Bill. Again, nothing like having real experience over = "hearsay". Ed=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:11 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines fittings In a message dated 12/4/2005 7:01:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, = eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: >> No question you normally want to use fittings of matching metals. = >> However, there has been some discussion about very small aluminum = >> fittings (such as -3) not having much reserve strength (compared = to=20 >> larger aluminum fittings and of course steel fittings). >> For general info group, I have used the -3 aluminum fittings and found = them more than strong enough. A getoff that broke the caliper on a guard = rail didn't fail the fitting. While that isn't total surity it does show = that the fittings are tough. I used the Earl's fittings then. I wouldn't = hesitate to use them on the aircraft. Bill Jepson ------=_NextPart_000_198D_01C5F9D4.4F6E2A50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ok, thanks, Bill.  Again, nothing like having = real=20 experience over "hearsay".
 
Ed
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In a message dated 12/4/2005 7:01:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com=20 writes:
>> No question you normally want to use fittings = of=20 matching metals.
>> However, there has been some = discussion about=20 very small aluminum
>> fittings (such as -3) not having = much=20 reserve strength (compared to
>> larger aluminum fittings = and of=20 course steel fittings).
>>
For general info group, I have used the -3 aluminum fittings and = found=20 them more than strong enough. A getoff that broke the caliper on a = guard rail=20 didn't fail the fitting. While that isn't total surity it does show = that the=20 fittings are tough. I used the Earl's fittings then. I wouldn't = hesitate to=20 use them on the aircraft.
 
Bill Jepson
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