X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from QMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.96] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3018729 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:19:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.96; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from OMTA14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.60]) by QMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id nsg41Z0021HzFnQ590KJCx; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:19:18 +0000 Received: from ChristopherNB ([98.200.107.125]) by OMTA14.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id o0KF1Z00M2iMkLq3a0KHTm; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:19:18 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=rjHcEF-bgX4A:10 a=6q84KtjgOMcA:10 a=Z64HaA7RwMHtfBvlM3AA:9 a=TgDmn347ZQ1rGphziqYA:7 a=NbrjBS1JLsJPscxPNGE1C-LKkkwA:4 a=5WZzfXpOq_gA:10 a=fNBcz_WkBS3wmpRDcQQA:9 a=sWI_AaetUja7CwktoTIA:7 a=KGj5EhjErpc6CZsptwIC2Cr4i5gA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 Message-ID: From: "Christopher Barber" To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" , "FlyRotary aircraft" , "COZY Mailing List" , Subject: Meeting nice people while building a plane... Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:19:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_101F_01C8E1F8.ABA78280" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_101F_01C8E1F8.ABA78280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In my case it was the fine men of the Ellington Field/Johnson Space = Center Fire Department when the guys in the hangar next to me (building = a P51 replica with a V-12) smelled the a strong odor of gasoline coming = from my hangar and called the Fire Dept. So the hazmat guys responded = and I got a early morning call from the Airport. They entered through = main door in which they had a key and soaked up leaking fuel. They were = really great about it. They called and asked if I could be up there = quickly so they didn't have to cut my lock. I got there in about 15 = minutes. They were all very friendly and helpful and curious about the = build. So, best as I can tell, I have a leak in the right strake. Damnit, I = pressure tested this thing a few years ago. I have had 10 gallons in the = plane for a while, however, yesterday I put about ten more gallons of = fuel in than I had before. I thought I only had about fifteen total = gallons in the plane, after running it though the day, but I drained out = a total of about 25 today (I have been adding a bit at various times as = I was doing test runs). When the field called I had assumed the leak was gonna be at the = aluminum line connections to the sump tank, but we could see a bit of = fuel steaming into the cabin at the apex of the right strake. I could = not determine exactly where, of course. SO, the engine development is = on hold 'till this latest little challenge is disposed with. Damn it. = Oh well, so it goes.......it could be worse, it could be raining. :-) So, I am heading to the variously list archives to be reminded on the = best way to track this kind of thing down. Any direction/shortcuts to = info y'all may add will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. All the best, Chris ------=_NextPart_000_101F_01C8E1F8.ABA78280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In my case it was the fine men of the = Ellington=20 Field/Johnson Space Center Fire Department when the guys in = the hangar next=20 to me (building a P51 replica with a V-12) smelled the a = strong odor=20 of gasoline coming from my hangar and called the Fire Dept. So the = hazmat=20 guys responded and I got a early morning call from the Airport. = They=20 entered through main door in which they had a key and soaked up = leaking=20 fuel. They were really great about it. They called and asked if I = could be=20 up there quickly so they didn't have to cut my lock. I got there = in about=20 15 minutes. They were all very friendly and helpful and curious = about the=20 build.

So, best as I can tell, I have a leak = in the right=20 strake. Damnit, I pressure tested this thing a few years ago. I = have had=20 10 gallons in the plane for a while, however, yesterday I put about ten = more=20 gallons of fuel in than I had before. I thought I only had about = fifteen=20 total gallons in the plane, after running it though the day, but I = drained out a=20 total of about 25 today (I have been adding a bit at various times = as I was=20 doing test runs).

When the field called I had assumed the = leak was=20 gonna be at the aluminum line connections to the sump tank, but we could = see a=20 bit of fuel steaming into the cabin at the apex of the right = strake. I=20 could not determine exactly where, of course. SO, the engine = development=20 is on hold 'till this latest little challenge is disposed with. = Damn=20 it. Oh well, so it goes.......it could be worse, it could be = raining.=20 :-)

So, I am heading to the variously list = archives to=20 be reminded on the best way to track this kind of thing down. Any=20 direction/shortcuts to info y'all may add will be = appreciated. Thanks=20 in advance.

All the best,

Chris

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