Yes that's about what I've got planned for the jet. I've got a way of
using one bottle and directing the BCF to the appropriate engine.
Under construction.
Yes there's a waiver for aviation on BCF but for how long I don't
know. You need to give the registration of the aircraft plus have a
LAME sign that he is responsible for the installation.
If you value what you are putting out (not just what is around it)
you'll not use the dry powder extinguisher on it. Residue is highly
corrosive particularly to aluminium.
There are moves to replace the Freon derivative that is used for
engine fire suppression in large jets with a less effective variety
that requires twice as much mass to work the same. (more fuel required)
BCF works as good as about 5 to 10 times as much CO2 from what I've
read. Which was my point. Smaller people may have trouble carrying or
using the larger extinguishers.
While it may have been a good idea to stop using Freon as a
propellant in spray cans (although the chemistry of freon causing
ozone destruction has been found to have large problems after
somebody actually RAN AN EXPERIMENT) banning it in fire extinguishers
was maybe not such a great idea. Likewise the new refrigerants aren't
as effective as the old and cause your fridge to use more electricity.
Mike
After researching to topic BCF is by far the best At 12:21 PM
10/01/2013, you wrote:
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:07:24PM +1000, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> A small BCF extinguisher to flood the engine bay seems like a good
> idea.
Here we go: 5 lb Halon extinguisher for aircraft, US$523 plus
shipping. Check for import documentation requirements on Halon
before buying.
You'd typically mount it so that the bottle is in the cockpit,
and the bits that are on fire are at the other end of the
aluminium tubing. Mount the pull cable somewhere obvious where
it won't get yanked by accident.
- mark
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