In a message dated 01/12/2000 23:02:38 GMT Standard Time,
Randerson@skewstacks.freeserve.co.uk writes:
<< im,
Will you please expand on the precautions which we should be taking to
detect and eliminate carb. air ice, the cases which you appear to know about
which have not been publicised, and the symptons which you say are different
from those which we have been taught to recognize.
It would be useful to know what temperature the body of the carburettor
achieves in relation to the O.A.T. during flight. Does the Company have any
figures, and if not is there any chance that they might investigate this in
view of the current concern about this topic?
Roger Anderson. G-BXTD
>>
Good on yer! Roger.
Quite right. This subject is too important for the facts to be kept under
cover if it is common.
There have been only the two reported incidents of carb icing on this site.
(two and a half if you count Roger A's) Not serious in the context of 20,000
hours. So why is Jim reporting the Europa Are strongly of the opinion that XS
Cowlings need them. I recall Andy being of the exact opposite opinion after
extensive testing at the launch of the XS.
The other thing that worries me what symptoms are we supposed to be looking
out for. Do our Rotates ever stop running with carb icing as the Lycomings
do? Or do they just grumble and bang?
Since the carb heaters available to us do nothing to warm the air via the
plenum chamber how are they any more help to us than carb systems heated by
the exhaust pipes? I truly hope that I am not getting too boring on this
subject, but I feel that I should know more.
Bryan Allsop
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