> Fred and co,
>
> Between you and Brian I think the best option might be to dangle the lead down
> during refuelling, and pull it out again for flight. Would you agree that is
> the best optioin, and if not, what are you doing or going to do with your a/c?
> As I recall you are going diesel with a significantly lower flash point,
> volatility, so maybe your fuel type dictates you don't need to worry, but what
> if you were using a 914 and MOGAS???
> Reg
> Tony Renshaw
> Sydney Australia
I have 914.
A wire braid connected to a metal fuel opening does nothing where safe
fueling practices aren't followed - bond grounded filler opening to fuel
source, source metal tank to earth also. I think we first need just one
documented case where a fire still occurred despite safe practices,
which would be solely from static downstream of the filler opening.
FAA says one fix is to make a filler pipe big. Appears to me Europa did
that, with restriction as it enters tank, reducing flow velocity in the
pipe to a small value. The Mk 1 is fat one; the distance on the XS
design is short.
In fact, does Europa now say to ground the metal filler opening? Didn't
originally.
Best,
Fred F.
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