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Ok, Thanks, Bob.
Sounds like a lot of airplane!
Yes, sometimes luck is with you. It was done before I could even object by
my quick moving nephew. I think the volume of liquid took
sufficient heat out of the fire (before the glycol reach it's own flash point),
to put out the fire externally (on outside of the wheel pant). But, it did
buy us time to get a real fire extinguisher on it before it could ignite the
wheel pant (and glycol) again. As I said, sometime luck is with you.
Thinking about getting a couple of a big fire extinguisher and mount
one on each side of the fuselage pointed at the wheels - to be automatically
activated when the brake temps reach 400F {:>).
All kidding aside, this was a potentially very serious combustion event and
I have taken a number of steps to hopefully never encounter it again.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 11:37
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: "P" factor? Re:
Static Engine RPM
Ed,
The SA-16 Albatross built by Grumman is a huge amphibian
capable of open sea landings, powered by a pair of Wright R-1820 engines
turning the same direction. One big muther.
By the way, you are one fortunate guy. That antifreeze
that was used to put out your brake fire, well, it has a flash point of
220-260 degrees F, depending on where you look.
Bob Darrah
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 9:51
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: "P" factor?
Re: Static Engine RPM
No familiar with the SA-16, Bob, but are both props turning same
direction or opposite - would make a significant difference in whether there
is a swirl (my spell checker says OK {:>)) effect or not. If in
opposite directions then I would agree, if both props rotating in same
direction then harder to say.
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