Well, that is my opinion. I like a safety margin for things that do go wrong. From my experience, leaks in the fuel tanks / systems do happen.
-dave Mark wrote: >So does this mean that I can use the "blue stuff" for the turtle deck, >cowling, horizontal and vertical stabilizer and the outer wings, but not >anywhere that fuel could get on the foam? > >Thanks >Mark W >N952MW (res) > >-----Original Message----- >From: krnet-bounces+markwegmet=charter....@mylist.net >[mailto:krnet-bounces+markwegmet=charter....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dave >Arbogast, CISSP >Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 4:36 PM >To: KRnet >Subject: Re: KR> Blue foam > >I guess Ken Rand didn't know what he was talking about then, even though >his plans are still for sale... And Burt stopped selling his plans >decades ago, so I'm thinking he knew what he was doing. > >That's the nice thing about experimental - we are all free to do as we >please. I have a friend with a Lancair 235. He has repaired both of his >composite tanks more than once (He started flying his in the 1990's) and >each time, if there would have been blue foam in the wings, it would >have been gone. > >-dave > >rahu...@peoplepc.com wrote: > > > >>Dave wrote: "Now, if it was a glider or only had the header tank, yes Blue >>would be good." >>You neglecting the fact that every Vari and Long Eze ever built has blue >>foam wings that are adjacent to the tanks built in the strakes without any >>catastrophic effects that I know about. If I had it to do over I would use >>the blue foam (hot wired) for all the flying and control surfaces. I think >>that would prevent most of the delaminations we see with the urethane foam >>surfaces. >> >> >>Rick Human >>N202RH >>Houston, Texas >> >> >>_______________________________________ >>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 >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________ >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 >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1938 - Release Date: 02/06/09 >17:28:00 > > >_______________________________________ >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 > >
