In a message dated 2/22/2007 7:55:34 A.M. Central Standard Time,
marv@lancaironline.net writes:
I would
be very cautious about putting an electrical device in a fuel cell.
One person has already blown up a Lancair wing and blown himself up in
the
process, too. And that was just from sanding on the outside of
the wing.
Jeff,
You Bet! I use a special polymer compound for exceedingly slick wings
to achieve unbelievable race speeds. The second step for a successful
application is just a light wipe down with a terry cloth towel. In
the winter, in my heated but non humidified hangar, I can barely hear Rush on
the AM radio because of the static generated as I towel down the
finish. Hopefully, the lightning bolts are only betwixt the wing surface,
the towel and me. I cannot bear the thought of ending up splattered all
over my hangar - my recurring dream is that my end will come as the
result of a backing garbage truck at OSH and the last thing I will hear is that
annoying beep-beep-beep.
It's probably OK to electrically inspect the interior of a wing that has
never been introduced to fuel. Ignitable fumes could be emanating from
obscure corners in the many compartments of an "empty" wet wing -
especially in a Legacy.
Have a blast,
Scott Krueger
AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL
(KARR)
Darwinian culling phrase: Watch
This!