Agree with point 1. Although I have seen them advertised that way many
times. When I was selling combat helicopter upgrades (for Eurocopter Pumas
or Mil Mi-17 or Mi-24), I used the more conservative terminology
"crashworthy".
And it definitely was beaucoup, beaucoup $$$, especially once I had put my
markup on it !!
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
"Allen Wiesner " <flash...@usadatanet.net>
Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net
01/07/2006 02:02
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Remis le : 01/07/2006 02:03
Pour : "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM)
Objet : Re: KR> fuel tank(s)
1. There ain't no such thing as a crash-proof helicopter fuel tank.
2. Latest practice is to move the fuel outside the fuselage if possible,
i.e. sponson tanks. For KR use, think of the wings as skinny sponsons. If
you're familiar with the MH-53E/S80-M1, make that very skinny :-)
3. If the fuel has to be in the fuselage, put it behind the cabin with
the
strongest bulkhead in the A/C in front of it, i.e. Blackhawk. Also, use
"Breakaway" connections on all fuel lines (boucou $$$)
4. All tanks do use a "self-sealing" inner bladder (think "bullet-proof",
up to 20/23 mm) (more $$$$)
5. And, as I mentioned before, internal/external auxiliary tanks use foam
or "Explosafe" aluminum mesh to prevent fuel from flying around in a
crash.
It doesn't stop the fuel from burning, though :-(
Sorry, I don't remember the manufacturer/trade name for the foam.
See: http://www.explosafe.com/contents/exploSys.htm
Allen G. Wiesner KR-2SS/TD S/N 1118 (ex {involuntarily retired} Sikorsky
Tech. Rep.)
65 Franklin Street
Ansonia, CT 06401-1240
(203) 732-0508
flash...@usadatanet.net
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