X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:16:02 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailfilter4.uci.net ([216.104.72.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with SMTP id 1561630 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:40:51 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.104.72.83; envelope-from=rossc@lancair.com Received: (qmail 4786 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2006 18:40:19 -0000 Received: from ip-63-135-211-35.uci.net (HELO lancair.com) (63.135.211.35) by mailfilter4.uci.net with SMTP; 13 Nov 2006 18:40:19 -0000 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C70753.2711B3A0" Subject: Lancair designed turbine fuel system X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:41:24 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <56F61FFD4498E64DB11C90D0C2B618FF52FC85@lindbergh.lancair.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Lancair designed turbine fuel system Thread-Index: AccHU1IwGewGc+RXQ2ypW6o8NUmdvA== From: "Ross Connell" X-Original-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C70753.2711B3A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The recent comments by Bill McDonald, about our turbine fuel system, quote "having a belly tank is dangerous and stupid" which he attributes to some prior comments ,that I haven't seen, on LML, indicates a lack of understanding of the system. Without trying to describe the system on line, I'd like to point out that belly tanks are not an unusual design feature, and that our system does not introduce air into the engine FCU by design or during reasonable practice. His statement that the vent system by "locking air out, but if air gets in ( like running a wing tank dry) locks air in", is completely incorrect. As has been pointed out recently, the fuel system on the plane that crashed in Georgia was not of our design, and blaming the the accident on fuel system design, no matter whose it is, by some one who has no facts, is, well you describe it.=20 There are a number of other statements in his posting that are questionable at best, and many are attributed to John Cook the owner until recently of Diemech Turbines Inc. who is a very knowledgeable about turbine engines, but who has not as far as I know expressed his doubts to us.=20 All systems could be improved, nothing is perfect, the space shuttle for example, and if any one has concerns about the operation of our turbine fuel system, or suggestions to improve our arrangement, after they understand how it currently operates, we would like to hear from you. =20 Ross Connell Lancair ------_=_NextPart_001_01C70753.2711B3A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The recent=20 comments by Bill McDonald, about our turbine fuel system, quote "having = a belly=20 tank is dangerous and stupid" which he attributes to some  = prior=20 comments ,that I haven't seen, on = LML,  indicates a=20 lack of understanding of the system.
 Without=20 trying to describe the system on line, I'd like to point out that belly = tanks=20 are not an unusual design feature, and that our system does not = introduce air=20 into the engine FCU by design or during reasonable = practice. His=20 statement that the vent system by "locking air out,  but if = air gets=20 in ( like running a wing tank dry) locks air in", is completely=20 incorrect.
As has been=20 pointed out recently, the fuel system on the plane that crashed in = Georgia=20 was not of our design, and blaming the the accident on fuel system = design, no=20 matter whose it is, by some one who has no facts, is, well you = describe=20 it. 
There are a=20 number of other statements in his posting that are questionable at = best,=20 and many are attributed to John Cook the owner until recently of Diemech = Turbines Inc. who is a very knowledgeable about turbine engines, but who = has not=20 as far as I know expressed his doubts to us.
All systems could be improved, = nothing is=20 perfect, the space shuttle for example, and if any one has concerns = about=20 the operation of our turbine fuel system, or =  suggestions to=20 improve our arrangement, after they understand how it=20 currently operates,  we would like to hear from=20 you.
 
Ross=20 Connell
Lancair
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