X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:55:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb01.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5628046 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:31:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.164; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-ma06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-ma06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.13]) by imr-mb01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q5REUa4Y021880 for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:30:36 -0400 Received: from core-mtd002a.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mtd002.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.235.197]) by mtaomg-ma06.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 812DDE000093 for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:30:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <19ee6.ddce60b.3d1c730c@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:30:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LN2 queries X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_19ee6.ddce60b.3d1c730c_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 168 X-Originating-IP: [67.175.156.123] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:507422912:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d290d4feb190c163a --part1_19ee6.ddce60b.3d1c730c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Ron, =20 Randy is correct. =20 Grayhawk =20 PS I stand back at each refueling after the line person attaches his ground= =20 to the nose gear or exhaust. That takes care of grounding to the =20 electrical system which is only connected to electrical things. I worry m= ore=20 about the induced static indication from the AM radio playing in the hanga= r=20 while I am waxing the fuel carrying wings. Just don't brush your dog when= the=20 relative humidity is below 20% while sticking your free finger in the wing= =20 tank. =20 =20 In a message dated 6/27/2012 8:51:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, =20 randylsnarr@yahoo.com writes: Ron, it is pointless to try and ground a fiberglass airplane. I would bet = =20 99 percent of the non carbon lancairs are flying with no grounding. I have = =20 never heard of anyone having a problem.. Keep it light and leave it off.. Randy Snarr Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2012, at 6:27 AM, "Stevens Family" <_stevens5@swiftdsl.com.au_= =20 (mailto:stevens5@swiftdsl.com.au) > wrote: =20 Another couple of queries for those who have built the L320/360 aircraft.= =20 1. I notice that the instructions make no mention of earthing the = =20 fuel filler on the header tank. On my kit, which I purchased partly built = =20 with the wings completed, I notice that all the metal parts of the wing ta= nks=20 are electrically bonded, including the fuel filler port inserts. However= =20 in the instructions for building the header tank, there is no mention of= =20 bonding the filler port. It would be quite simple to do with some copper= =20 bonding strap glassed into the inside of the forward deck, and passing thr= ough=20 the flox bond where the tank is bonded to the forward deck. What has=20 everyone else done?=20 2. I am researching the firewall forward part of the manual, and =20 notice they talk about using 2 layers of fibrefax behind the stainless stee= l =20 fire shield which covers the firewall, all bonded into place with =E2=80=9C= high =20 temperature silicone=E2=80=9D. As this section of my construction manual is= dated =20 1994, I am wondering whether this is still the recommended process, or have= =20 fibrefax and high temperature silicone been superceded by something more up= =20 to date. =20 I appreciate any suggestions offered.=20 Regards,=20 Rob Stevens=20 Perth,=20 Western Australia.=20 =3D --part1_19ee6.ddce60b.3d1c730c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
Ron,
 
Randy is correct.
 
Grayhawk
 
PS I stand back at each refueling after the line person attaches his g= round=20 to the nose gear or exhaust.  That takes care of grounding to the=20 electrical system which is only connected to electrical things.  I wor= ry=20 more about the induced static indication from the AM radio playing in = the=20 hangar while I am waxing the fuel carrying wings.  Just don't brush yo= ur=20 dog when the relative humidity is below 20% while sticking your free f= inger=20 in the wing tank.
 
In a message dated 6/27/2012 8:51:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 randylsnarr@yahoo.com writes:
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Ron, it is pointless to try and ground a fiberglass airplane. I woul= d bet=20 99 percent of the non carbon lancairs are flying with no grounding. I hav= e=20 never heard of anyone having a problem..
Keep it light and leave it=20 off..
Randy Snarr

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 25, 2012, at 6:27 AM, "Stevens Family" <stevens5@swiftdsl.com.au>= =20 wrote:

Another couple of queries for those who have built= the=20 L320/360 aircraft.

 

1.     &nb= sp;=20 I notice that the instructions make no mention of earthin= g the=20 fuel filler on the header tank. On my kit, which I purchased partly bui= lt=20 with the wings completed, I notice that all the metal parts of the wing= =20 tanks are electrically bonded, including the fuel filler port inserts.= =20 However in the instructions for building the header tank, there is no= =20 mention of bonding the filler port. It would be quite simple to do with= some=20 copper bonding strap glassed into the inside of the forward deck, and= =20 passing through the flox bond where the tank is bonded to the forward d= eck.=20 What has everyone else done?

2.     &nb= sp;=20 I am researching the firewall forward part of the manual,= and=20 notice they talk about using 2 layers of fibrefax behind the stainless = steel=20 fire shield which covers the firewall, all bonded into place with =E2= =80=9C high=20 temperature silicone=E2=80=9D. As this section of my construction manua= l is dated=20 1994, I am wondering whether this is still the recommended process, or = have=20 fibrefax and high temperature silicone been superceded by something mor= e up=20 to date.

 

I appreciate any suggestions offered.

 

Regards,

 

Rob Stevens

Perth,

Western Australia.

 

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