Many military helicopters have crash-proof fuel tanks. The tanks are lined
as you describe, and/or the thanks are filled with a fuel-resistant porous
foam.
Now, for our application, I would rather look at what they do in the race
car industry.
Alternately, change your petrol engine for a Diesel engine....
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
Ameet Savant <ameetsav...@yahoo.com>
Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net
30/06/2006 15:39
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Remis le : 30/06/2006 15:40
Pour : kr...@mylist.net
cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM)
Objet : KR> fuel tank(s)
Hello all,
I saw a documentry on Discovery the other day about
the early (well, not so early) testing of car fire in
a rear ended collision. The results were just
unbelievable by today's standards. Fuels spilling all
over and causing huge consuming fires in the passenger
compartments. The car industry solved that problem by
putting a rubber liner inside the fuel tanks and the
spillage was bad only in the really bad accidents.
I haven't read about or seen anyone do the same in
experimental aircrafts. Post crash fires are a reality
that we plan for as pilots, but is it possible for us
to prevent them as builders? Any KRs out there with
some inbuilt safety systems against this?
On another note, can someone from the Los Angeles and
surrounding area contact me off the krnet at
ameetsav...@yahoo.com ?
Hope ya'll have a great 4th!
Ameet Savant
Omaha, NE
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