Simon,
By using a motorcycle streamliner you are crossing the motorcycle/car line.
I can understand where the rules at times appear to be conflicting. I
believe that you need a total of 10 lbs. of extinguishing agent. Five lbs.
on the driver, 5lbs for the engine. If you use a 10 LB bottle(not
recommended) the nozzles must be tuned to compensate for the different sized
areas the agent will dumped into. The cockpit area vrs. the engine
compartment. If you are able to fit two 5lb bottles it would be a better
solution. You could fire the bottles independent of each other as required
by the situation. Please contact the manufacturer to determine the correct
nozzle to be used, i.e. number and size of the orifices for you application.
Dan Warner
----- Original Message -----
From: Smith, Simon-Pierre <Simon-Pierre.Smith@PSS.Boeing.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: Explain the rules to me one more time.
> So here's the situation. I'm in a 121.7 MPH motorcycle streamliner.
> P. 93 section D2 says "All streamliners must have a rider controlled fire
extinguisher system directed to the engine/fuel compartment.... ... refer
to sect. 111-17"
>
> Section 111-17 says "All cars and enclosed motorcycles must have a minimum
of one driver controlled fire extinguishing system using a minimum of 5 lbs.
of extinguishing agent designed and applied to function as driver
protection."
>
> So the question is:
> 1) Is the rulebook right and I need 10 lbs of extinguisher - 5 for me, 5
for the engine?
> 2) Is the rulebook wrong? Where does the nozzle point?
> 3) If the rulebook is right can I use a 10 lb can and 2 nozzles?
>
> I get the feeling I should be asking someone more official. Should it be
A. Fogliadini (chief inspector), D.Martin (Motorcycle Tech), D Warner
(rules), or...?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon Smith
>
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