Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #29972
From: colyncase on earthlink <colyncase@earthlink.net>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: crash safety
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:36:24 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
The epoxy burns very well in a post crash fire event leaving just raw 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 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
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