If I recall correctly the Huey had a engine compartment fire warning system that was simply a wire that would ground if the insulation was melted off of it then activate a light in the cockpit. Simple and reliable.
I was in Memphis TN in January and visited the local EAA hanger where I meet a Mr Flowers (Can't recall his first name) and looked over his airplane. I noticed a large fire bottle behind the seat and ask about it. He had a tube from the fire bottle to the engine compartment with 4 nozzles in the engine compartment and a handle to activate the extinguisher. When I returned home I got my Kit Plane magazine out of the mail there was an article on that same airplane. I don't keep my magazines so I can't give any more details on it but maybe someone still has the mag. He said he had bought the fire system from an auto supply which caters to the racing industry. I have checked Jegs and Summit websites and haven't found it. Jack Cooper > [Original Message] > From: haroldwoods <haroldwo...@rogers.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 5/8/2005 5:04:41 PM > Subject: KR> fire control in the engine comparetment. > > H Netter. > Sport Aviation had a suggestion, a long time ago about carburetor fires. They suggested a Halon fire extinguisher in the cockpit area be plumbed with a hose into the engine compartment and be delivered into the throat of the air supply into the carburetor. It would be a good idea to have a sensor that would detect a fire and light up a bright red light in the instrument panel. > I already have my Halon extinguisher but can anyone suggest a fire detection system? > Regards > Harold Woods > Orillia,ON. Can. > > haroldwo...@rogers.com > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
