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From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fire extinguishers
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:36:27 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Hi Jim, the problem in general with our fuel injected engines is that  
one fuel leak from a hose pressurized with 30-40 psi gasoline, can  
cause a big fire in a hurry. My friend thad died in a VEZ fire had  
carburated turbo Rotax. We don't know the cause, but I'm sure he flew  
for a while before noticing something wrong. If the engine is in  
front of you, you'll know NOW!
Buly
On Aug 23, 2005, at 10:12 AM, Jim Sower wrote:

> As causes of accidents, how common are engine fires in canard  
> homebuilts?  What kind of fire history do we have in the homebuilt  
> community overall?
> Just wonderin' what we're up against ... Jim S.
>
> atlasyts@bellsouth.net wrote:
>
>
>> Another problem that we have with pusher aircraft is, not being  
>> able to notice the first signs of a fire.
>> We need some kind of "first allert" system. The sooner you take an  
>> action the better. Also being able to shut the cooling air flow,  
>> at the exit or intake will help a lot.
>> Buly
>>
>