I have no idea I¹m afraid. Probably the same thing My friend took his 3 year old up in my Coupe, and he unfortunately wanted to pee once airborne. So my friend (who is a flying instructor) managed to find a sick bag from the seat pocket, help his son stand in the seat and pee in it, then helped him strap back in. They don¹t teach you that at flight school!
BR, Mike On 6/4/09 20:55, "Roy Stubbs" <[email protected]> wrote: > So what would UK military pilots call them? > > > > From: Mike Willis [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:38 PM > To: Roy Stubbs > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Small tube under fuselage > > Fell for that one then!!! > > > On 6/4/09 20:36, "Roy Stubbs" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike a relief¹ tube is for pilot relief.¹ > > Common to find them in military aircraft. > > J > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > <mailto:[email protected]%5d> On Behalf Of Mike Willis > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:32 PM > To: Syd Cohen > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Small tube under fuselage > Importance: Low > > > Not sure what a relief tube is? > > It is definitely not an oil breather, and it is a long way forward of the > battery. It is just behind the firewall, so under your feet somewhere. To > find out more would involve removing floorboards etc. and I have better things > to do right now. > > The reason for asking is that after the engine stops a few drops of what > appears to be Avgas dribbles out. There is no smell inside the cabin. Does > the fuselage tank have a breather pipe or something? > > Many thanks, > > Mike > > > On 6/4/09 20:17, "Syd Cohen" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Maybe it's a relief tube. >> >> Syd >> >> >> >> On Apr 6, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Mike Willis wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> On the fuselage underside of my Alon A2 just behind the firewall there is a >> small tube sticking out maybe half an inch. Can anyone tell me what this >> does or is for. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Mike >> >> >> [email protected] >> www.ercoupe.co.uk [email protected] www.ercoupe.co.uk Alon A2 Aircoupe A-188 G-HARY --
