Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 769556 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Mar 2005 23:51:48 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050304045104.GFZH2072.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:51:04 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel cutoff valve necessary? Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 22:52:00 -0600 Message-ID: <00ee01c52075$e6c32ba0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EF_01C52043.9C28BBA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EF_01C52043.9C28BBA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You're reaching a bit here. A fuel pump is an on/off device. It's not = like we have a bank of CPU's running the pumps :-) =20 Not at all!! I fly quite a few hours every month in a machine that has = an electric clutch engagement.=20 =20 But we're not talking about electric clutch engagements on certified helicopters. Were talking about an on and off device. This is like = saying that if you're power goes off at home, you might not be able to turn off your lights. =20 =20 Sounds like good advice, did they ever test it by ripping some nive RV = wings of a nice RV-body? :))=20 =20 I'm afraid it's been tested far too many times :-( =20 Rusty (FJO wideband here tomorrow)=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00EF_01C52043.9C28BBA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
You're=20 reaching a bit here.  A fuel pump is an on/off device.  It's = not like=20 we have a bank of CPU's running the pumps :-)   
 Not=20 at all!! I fly quite a few hours every month in a machine that has an = electric=20 clutch engagement. 
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But we're not talking about electric clutch engagements = on=20 certified helicopters.  Were talking about an on and off = device.  This=20 is like saying that if you're power goes off at home, you might not = be able=20 to turn off your lights.     
 
Sounds=20 like good advice, did they ever test it by ripping some nive RV wings of = a nice=20 RV-body? :)) 
 
I'm afraid it's been = tested far too=20 many times :-(
 
 Rusty (FJO wideband here=20 tomorrow) 
 
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