Bluelabel
Well Known Member
I didn't want to sidetrack this thread on floor mats anymore than it already was...
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=124675
But it brought up a bunch of good info on the issues involving an engine fire in flight. Yes, there's a very small chance of it happening, but it's one of the things that scares me.
We have done, what I think, is as much as we can to prevent, and mitigate the situation. Part of it is to prevent known tunnel heat issues in the 10, and part for fire issues. One the engine side of the firewall, I covered it with Lava Shield, by Heat Shield Products. This is exactly what the product was designed for. We used stainless steel pass throughs only. Covered them in fire sleeve and once we're convinced the last wires are through, it will get RTV. We even covered most of the wires, tubing, and lines in fire sleeve.
I'm planning on carpet, and of course have looked into the various "Fire Rated; options, even though I know, that's loose term.
The idea of putting a few feet of stainless on the belly sounds like a really good idea. Pretty light, easy to use SS pops to put it on, and once it's painted, you won't even know it's there.
Has anyone installed a remote controlled Fire Extinguisher in the engine compartment? This seems like a very solid idea unless I'm missing something.
Here's some of our heat sleeving:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=124675
But it brought up a bunch of good info on the issues involving an engine fire in flight. Yes, there's a very small chance of it happening, but it's one of the things that scares me.
We have done, what I think, is as much as we can to prevent, and mitigate the situation. Part of it is to prevent known tunnel heat issues in the 10, and part for fire issues. One the engine side of the firewall, I covered it with Lava Shield, by Heat Shield Products. This is exactly what the product was designed for. We used stainless steel pass throughs only. Covered them in fire sleeve and once we're convinced the last wires are through, it will get RTV. We even covered most of the wires, tubing, and lines in fire sleeve.
I'm planning on carpet, and of course have looked into the various "Fire Rated; options, even though I know, that's loose term.
The idea of putting a few feet of stainless on the belly sounds like a really good idea. Pretty light, easy to use SS pops to put it on, and once it's painted, you won't even know it's there.
Has anyone installed a remote controlled Fire Extinguisher in the engine compartment? This seems like a very solid idea unless I'm missing something.
Here's some of our heat sleeving:
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