The point of the rule, as it was explained to me, is to have a system that
will stay on without someone holding a handle. Like on a fire bottle. The
rule book doesn't forbid control.
Skip
At 07:57 PM 10/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Skip,
>I did not look this up so I may be wrong but it used to be that you could
>not have a fire system that could be turned off and on or throttled. Once it
>was fired it had to stay on.
>Howard
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
>To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:08 AM
>Subject: RE: Solid suspension and visibility comments
>
>
>> 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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