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| Years ago there was an engine fire in a 20B pusher (Velocity??) that was due to a burst oil cooler. He actually blew up two coolers (same make/model), then switched to a certified engine. I don't recall his name, but he was alerted to the fire by ATC.
Mark S. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:48 PM, John Slade <jslade@canardaviation.com> wrote:
Thanks for caring, Chris.
No. Not me.
I've never heard of the guy - Don Black???
I wonder what caused the fire. Oil or fuel leak?
Regards
John
On 8/1/2012 9:29 PM, Chris Barber wrote:
When I first heard I fears it was John Slade but have been
assured it was not. No less tragic tho. I heard it was his sixth
flight from a couple of sources. Someone posted the registered
name but I did not immeadeatly recognize it. I had one fear it
was me. Not me yet yikes.
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:11 PM,
Mark Steitle
<msteitle@gmail.com>
wrote:
Chris,
Yes, that was me that brought and demonstrated the
IR fire detector. I had it mounted in a metal project
box on the hot side of my engine, but it failed
shortly thereafter. My guess is the UVtron photo tube
failed. Replacement sensors were $28/ea at the time,
so it has been sitting on the shelf waiting for some
time to mess with it again.
Since I experimented with the first one, the design
has been upgraded and the old model is no longer
available. You can purchase the whole kit for $89 at
http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R345-UVTRON-PKG.html . Just
mount it in a robust box with a hole facing the engine
and wire it to 12 - 24 volts. You'll want to put an
LED on the panel to warn you in case of fire.
Mark S.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at
1:51 PM, Chris Barber
<cbarber@texasattorney.net>
wrote:
Several years ago at the rotary get together
in Pecan Gove south of Ft Worth, Texas a flame
detector was demonstrated. Does anyone
remember this and have any info on it? The
demo was impressive and I would hope/think the
technology has improved and is available.
With the recent fire in a turbo rosary canard
a few days ago it got me comptemplating such
matters again. Especially in a pusher.
Thanks.
Chris Barber
Houston
Velocity 13b Turbo
Phase One Testing.
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