I would have to agree with Jose on this. I am using the aluminum lines in the fuselage and a steel braided rubber line with AN fittings from the firewall fwd. My opinion is that barbed fittings may be fine for your lawnmower but not at 5000 feet.
Craig www.kr2seafury.com --- On Sat, 12/18/10, Dene Collett <av...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > From: Dene Collett <av...@telkomsa.net> > Subject: KR> fuel system fittings > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 10:38 AM > Guys > I know this is a contraversal and sometimes touchy subject > but I need some clarity. > There is widespread condemnation of the practise of using > barbed fittings and hose clamps in an aircraft's fuel system > plumbing. Could somebody in the know please tell me why this > is so. I can't think of any reason why using a good quality > reinforced "rubber" hose with fire sleeve over it (forward > of the firewall) would be in any way inferior to using > aluminuim piping and AN fittings. In the event of a mishap > and things move around, I can't see how the solid > installation will be superior to the rubber hose as it will > not have near as much flexibility to absorb the movement. I > would imagine that an aluminuim pipe would be much more > prone to cracking and leaking when kinked. > > Over here the practise of using barbed fittings and > flexible hose is almost universal unless you are assembling > a RV kit which comes with all the appropriate AN fittings. > Am I missing something here? > > Regards > Dene Collett > Avlec Projects cc > Port Elizabeth > South Africa > _______________________________________ > 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 >
