X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:36:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from HQEMGATE01.nvidia.com ([216.228.112.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 945299 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 15 May 2005 21:27:06 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.228.112.170; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net Received: from hqemfe02.nvidia.com (Not Verified[172.16.227.92]) by HQEMGATE01.nvidia.com id ; Sun, 15 May 2005 18:26:20 -0700 Received: from thelma.nvidia.com ([172.16.228.84]) by hqemfe02.nvidia.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sun, 15 May 2005 18:26:21 -0700 Received: from ccaselt (cvpn2-4-113.nvidia.com [10.2.4.113]) by thelma.nvidia.com (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA29154 for ; Sun, 15 May 2005 18:26:20 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <005f01c559b6$44147b00$7104020a@nvidia.com> From: "colyncase on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: crash safety X-Original-Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 18:26:19 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005C_01C5597B.96FFE790" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Original-Return-Path: colyncase@earthlink.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 May 2005 01:26:21.0549 (UTC) FILETIME=[445861D0:01C559B6] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C5597B.96FFE790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The epoxy burns very well in a post crash fire event leaving just raw = composite remains.=20 Jeff Edwards Anybody looked at slowing down epoxy burn rates? There was an article in, I think, last month's FLYING about a guy in a = Mooney. Coming out of the annual the mechanic forgot to tighten up all the pipes = on the wastegate so he basically had hot exhaust on the firewall. The = firewall got hot enough to melt down all the wiring which is about when = the pilot noticed. He got out alive but not by much. I wonder how that would have gone in an LIVP. I suppose that blanket = transfers heat slower than a sheet metal firewall but the sheet metal = firewall melts at a higher temperature.... Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C5597B.96FFE790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The epoxy burns very well in a post crash fire event leaving = just raw=20 composite remains.

Jeff Edwards

Anybody looked at slowing down epoxy burn rates?

There was an article in, I think, last month's FLYING about a guy = in a=20 Mooney.

Coming out of the annual the mechanic forgot to tighten up all the = pipes on=20 the wastegate so he basically had hot exhaust on the = firewall. The=20 firewall got hot enough to melt down all the wiring which is about when = the=20 pilot noticed. He got out alive but not by much.

I wonder how that would have gone in an LIVP. I = suppose=20 that blanket transfers heat slower than a sheet metal firewall but the = sheet=20 metal firewall melts at a higher temperature....

Colyn

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