X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:56:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxsf35.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.160] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1281028 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:06:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.28.160; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from mxip06a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip06a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.136]) by mxsf35.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k6IE5ZpP000809 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:05:35 -0400 Received: from 68-184-229-22.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com (HELO axs) ([68.184.229.22]) by mxip06a.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 18 Jul 2006 10:05:33 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.06,254,1149480000"; d="scan'208"; a="449060589:sNHT556752896" X-Original-Message-ID: <000301c6aa73$3dcf13e0$6401a8c0@axs> From: "terrence o'neill" X-Original-To: "Lancair" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Fuel Dump X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:05:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2905 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Oops... second line should read "... survived crash -- post-crash fires." T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "terrence o'neill" To: "Lancair Mailing List" Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 08:59 AM Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Fuel Dump > Kevin, > > You have put your finger on a most serious problem that needs fixing: > because half of all GenAv fatalities result from survived post-crash > fires. Terrible. > I designed my Magnum so that all the fuel was instantly droppable in a few > seconds, by putting it in the tank which looked like part of the fuselage > belly, and connecting it through a simple $15. Parker pull-apart > disconnect. Gliders don't burn. > Probelms like this are designed into the airplane early on, and need to be > designed OUT of the airplane at the start. > Has someone an idea for pushing out the wing-fuel if a crash is > unavoidable? > I'm putting a race-car-type bladder into my header-tank shell, but I'd > also like to be able to jettison quickly all the wing fuel, too. How? > > Terrence > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Kossi" > To: "Lancair Mailing List" > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:40 AM > Subject: [LML] Re: Fuel Dump > > >>I was wondering if it is possible to install a system to dump the fuel >>from a Legacy. >> It seams that a good portion of emergency landings end up with fire >> destroying the plane. >> >> I know it won't be an option for all emergency landings, but given the >> proper altitude with an engine out, it would be a comforting option. >> >> >> >> Kevin Kossi >> Legacy >> >> >> -- >> For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/ >> >