It's probably the case that you don't need anything except to seal the feed
holes. Since if you have a serious fire in a Kitfox, you probably want a
parachute more than anything else ...
Jeff
It's probably the case that you don't need anything except to seal the feed
holes. Since if you have a serious fire in a Kitfox, you probably want a
parachute more than anything else ...
Jeff
Excellent point, Jeff. All the extra weight of fittings, eyeballs and pass-throughs are a bit of a waste considering the cowl is fiberglass and its mated to a fiberglass boot cowl. This will all burn in the event of a fire.
An in-cowl fire means shut off the fuel and dive for the ground to get out asap.
This discussion has me once again considering use of a foam silicone tape (adhesive on one side only) to seal between the firewall and the boot cowl. Even though I can fold my panel down, being able to access from the top and sides would be super. Anyone have experience with using a foam tape on that interface?
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon
True, but anything that adds seconds to the dive and dash protocol helps.An in-cowl fire means shut off the fuel and dive for the ground to get out asap
At my old airport base (KLVK,Livemore, CA) an A&P that build a 5151 Mustang had a inflight fire just after takeoff during testing. He did not make it to the ground in time, departed aircraft in flight and died in the fall.
Ralph