Neil,
The problem with resistance wire systems is false alarms.......not a good
idea at 300 MPH +. Too hard on the heart! And IR systems are a little
pricey for me.
Auto fire extinguishing is OK if you don't want to control the extinguisher
manually. I do. I feel like I can turn on the fire bottles until the fire
is out and if I'm not stopped yet, I can turn off the fire bottles and save
the agent for later in the shut-down if the fire relights or was not out to
begin with. Also manual control might let me breathe in the small
cockpit!!! Too subtile?
Hard to reason with a fire that is behind you though!!! Auto system might
be the best in the long run. I worry about false actuation.......
Skip
At 09:50 AM 10/30/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Skip;
>
>That's a good idea. You could probably wire that into a solenoid- operated
>valve to actuate the fire bottles automatically, too.
>
>I've seen some aircraft fire detection systems that are based on a wire that
>changes resistance. Some of the newer flame detectors sense ultraviolet
>radiation so they aren't confused by IR heat radiation from the collectors
>or other hot spots.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Skip Higginbotham [mailto:saltrat@pro-blend.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 5:54 PM
>To: Albaugh, Neil; land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Solid suspension and visibility comments
>
>
>Neil,
>I have a fire detection system in the liner/lakester. Turns a bright red
>light on in the cockpit. No false alarms yet.
>Skip
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