X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 13:23:12 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxsf12.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.212] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 943843 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 May 2005 12:37:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.28.212; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from mxip11.cluster1.charter.net (mxip11a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.141]) by mxsf12.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j4EGb4R7023997 for ; Sat, 14 May 2005 12:37:05 -0400 Received: from sc3-24.217.135.192.charter-stl.com (HELO axs) (24.217.135.192) by mxip11.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 14 May 2005 12:37:05 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.93,109,1115006400"; d="scan'217,208"; a="1096016102:sNHT26990388" Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.308 [266.11.10]); Sat, 14 May 2005 11:36:58 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001c01c558a3$2579cce0$6401a8c0@axs> From: "terrence o'neill" X-Original-To: "Lancair" Subject: crash safety X-Original-Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 11:36:54 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-4286292B1C3B=======" --=======AVGMAIL-4286292B1C3B======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C55879.3AB64CC0" ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C55879.3AB64CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To Mr. Lancair in charge of safety: Respectfully I am suggesting you review information on the link = atl@atlinc.com. None of the recent posts re Shannon's accident focused on the actual = cause of the fatality, but instead -- on the causes of the engine = failure in-flight. The final cause of the fatality was fire. =20 Racecars costing as much or more than our beautiful Lancairs, hit = the wall and each other at speeds far in excess of those at which = force-landing-Lan cairs are impacting the ground and light poles,and the = drives walk away. The reason is that the cars do not burn. Their tanks are carefully = and thoroughly engineered, and equipped with multilaminar fuel bladders = and foam for baffling,and check valves to prevent spillage when = inverted, etc. =20 All that technology is fully developed and is purchasable now. My spouse and I bought an incomplete project which we are now = finishing,and I intend to modify the header tank, and if possible the = wing tanks, to assure that we survive whatever we may hit at 80-mph, = under control but having to land 'whereever'.=20 Years ago I read hundreds of NTSB reports,and foujdn that more than = half of all GenAv fatalities occur AFTER survivable crashes, because of = fire. Gliders don't burn.=20 `Spurred by the recent spate of accidents I read the link pages at = ATL and believe there is no reason these features can't be adapted to = our Lancairs, which seem to be begging for it. Check it out and see if = you agree. Terrence O'Neill L320 N211AL ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C55879.3AB64CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To Mr. Lancair in charge of = safety:

Respectfully I am = suggesting you=20 review information on the link atl@atlinc.com.

None of the recent = posts re=20 Shannon's accident focused on the actual cause of the=20 fatality, but instead -- on the causes of the engine = failure=20 in-flight.

The final cause of = the fatality=20 was fire.

Racecars costing as = much or more=20 than our beautiful Lancairs, hit the wall and each other at speeds = far in=20 excess of those at which force-landing-Lan cairs are impacting the = ground and=20 light poles,and the drives walk away.

The reason is that = the cars do=20 not burn. Their tanks are carefully and thoroughly engineered, and = equipped with multilaminar fuel bladders and foam for baffling,and check = valves=20 to prevent spillage when inverted, etc.

All that technology = is fully=20 developed and is purchasable now.

My spouse and I = bought an=20 incomplete project which we are now finishing,and I intend to modify the = header=20 tank, and if possible the wing tanks, to assure that we survive whatever = we may=20 hit at 80-mph, under control but having to land 'whereever'. =

Years ago I read = hundreds of=20 NTSB reports,and foujdn that more than half of all GenAv fatalities = occur AFTER=20 survivable crashes, because of fire.

Gliders don't burn.=20

`Spurred by the = recent spate of=20 accidents I read the link pages at ATL and believe there is no reason = these=20 features can't be adapted to our Lancairs, which seem to be begging for=20 it. Check it out and see if you agree.

Terrence O'Neill

L320 N211AL =20

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