The race industry does the same thing as the military...they use fuel bladders (fuel cells). Typically wing tanks are just integral (no fuel cell) and fuselage tanks contain fuel cells.
>From: Serge VIDAL <[email protected]> >Reply-To: KRnet <[email protected]> >To: KRnet <[email protected]> >Subject: Réf. : KR> fuel tank(s) >Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:10:49 +0200 > >Many military helicopters have crash-proof fuel tanks. The tanks are lined >as you describe, and/or the thanks are filled with a fuel-resistant porous >foam. > >Now, for our application, I would rather look at what they do in the race >car industry. > >Alternately, change your petrol engine for a Diesel engine.... > >Serge Vidal >KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" >Paris, France > > > > > >Ameet Savant <[email protected]> > >Envoyé par : [email protected] >30/06/2006 15:39 >Veuillez répondre à KRnet >Remis le : 30/06/2006 15:40 > > > Pour : [email protected] > cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) > Objet : KR> fuel tank(s) > > > >Hello all, > >I saw a documentry on Discovery the other day about >the early (well, not so early) testing of car fire in >a rear ended collision. The results were just >unbelievable by today's standards. Fuels spilling all >over and causing huge consuming fires in the passenger >compartments. The car industry solved that problem by >putting a rubber liner inside the fuel tanks and the >spillage was bad only in the really bad accidents. > >I haven't read about or seen anyone do the same in >experimental aircrafts. Post crash fires are a reality >that we plan for as pilots, but is it possible for us >to prevent them as builders? Any KRs out there with >some inbuilt safety systems against this? > >On another note, can someone from the Los Angeles and >surrounding area contact me off the krnet at >[email protected] ? > >Hope ya'll have a great 4th! > >Ameet Savant >Omaha, NE > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
