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.
Terrence,
I'm interested in pursuing
this. I actually have an aux tank built by fuelsafe which has foarm
in it to manage flammability. However, one of the other mailing list
members commented that foarm makes it difficult to purge the water from a
tank. So that is one issue with foam.
I'd like to know more about your
check valve idea.
I have a IVP which is probably a
different problem than a 320 so my comments below reflect that.
I have noted that most Lancair's
that crash also burn enthusiastically but I don't know what the mechanism
is. I would guess:
1) fuel lines rupture at the
wing root. Do you have a solution for that? Seems like
you would need a remote valve.
2) fuel tank (wing) breaks and
spills. Foarm would help here but how do you replace it every 10
years? ...and deal with the water. bladder inside wing would be
problematic given the replacement problem and in the IV the number of ribs and
spars that cut through the tank area.
Colyn Case
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