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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
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