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Halon does not absorb or consume oxygen, it blocks combustion. It does displace air (and oxygen) however and one of the early Quickie Q2 builders died testing a medium size Halon extinguisher inside the small volume cockpit. You need to fit the extinguisher to the space.
Tom
On May 30, 2007, at 6:23 AM, rtitsworth wrote:
John's message has triggered a prior question I've had... What is the best
type of on board fire extinguisher?
My limited understanding is that Halon (and/or Halon substitutes) work by
absorbing/consuming oxygen - which makes them effective at extinguishing
fires. However, it seems perhaps that isn't something that I'd want to
trigger when I'm still in the (sealed) cabin (since I need the O2 as well).
Thoughts/comments???
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Halle, John
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:50 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Electrical Fire
On straight-in for my home airport, about two miles out, smoke started
swirling around in the cockpit....
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