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As far as
too much airflow to be effective, consider jet engines. Much more airflow than
we have and yet it works instantly, however it also releases the entire
extinguisher contents instantly.
S. Todd Bartrim
You also have
to wonder if you're plane could get off the ground with the size canister it
would take to put out a fire like this :-)
Seriously,
the other thing I would worry about is the short term effect of the
Halon. Say you spring an oil leak, it sprays on the red hot turbo,
and catches fire. You instantly shut off the engine, fuel pumps, etc,
then fire the Halon. The Halon snuffs the fire, then dissipates
with airflow. Unfortunately, the turbo is still red hot, and still covered
with oil, so it's gonna flame right back up. For these reasons, I actually
like the dry chemical idea better.
Cheers,
Rusty
(MRI's never catch fire, well almost
never)
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