X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 22:32:54 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 946706 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 May 2005 21:08:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.6; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.8d.272ec85f (4418) for ; Mon, 16 May 2005 21:07:31 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <8d.272ec85f.2fba9dd2@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:07:30 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Crash Safety X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1116292050" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1200 -------------------------------1116292050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/16/2005 6:24:52 P.M. Central Standard Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes: Jeff, are there any accidents you've seen where this might have saved the occupants? Probably hard to tell when the fire burns the entire airplane In small aircraft accidents involving a fire the fuel cell is often breached and the fuel is splashed on a hot engine. In some cases where the engine is cold prior to ground contact there is no source of ignition and therefore no fire. Brent poses the extreme measures that must be taken in a IV P to isolate the fuel. In many cases the occupant is too stunned/ injured/ rendered unable to get out of the cabin. I would put my money in better restraints/ airbags. Jeff -------------------------------1116292050 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 5/16/2005 6:24:52 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancaironline.net writes:
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  are there any accidents you've seen where this mi= ght=20 have saved the
occupants?   Probably hard to tell when the fi= re=20 burns the entire airplane
In small aircraft accidents involving a fire the fuel cell is often=20 breached and the fuel is splashed on a hot engine. In some cases where the=20 engine is cold prior to ground contact there is no source of ignition and=20 therefore no fire. Brent poses the extreme measures that must be taken in a=20= IV P=20 to isolate the fuel.
 
In many cases the occupant is too stunned/ injured/ rendered unable to=20= get=20 out of the cabin. I would put my money in better restraints/ airbags.
 
Jeff
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