---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/13/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:04 AM - Please Make A Contribution... (Matt Dralle) 1. 05:36 PM - ******* Fire hazzard ***** (Tex Mantell) 2. 06:14 PM - Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** (N1BZRich@AOL.COM) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:04:40 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Lightning-List: Please Make A Contribution... Dear Listers, A quick reminder that November is the annual List Fund Raiser. The Matronics Lists are 100% member supported and all of the operational costs are provided for my your Contributions during this time of the year. Your personal Contribution makes a big difference and keeps all of the Matronics Email Lists and Forums completely ad-free. Please make your Contribution today to keep these services up and running! http://www.matronics.com/contribution Thank you in advance! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List and Forum Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:36:25 PM PST US From: "Tex Mantell" Subject: Lightning-List: ******* Fire hazzard ***** *************** Fire Hazard ********* Buz, I think this cant wait till the next newsletter: Today I had a great day of flying and just came in from 3 hrs flight and pulled up to the gas pumps. Got 8.6 gallons and went into the FBO to pay for it and someone came in and said my plane was on fire. Smoke was coming from the cockpit and the instrument panel cover was burning. What had happened is it was a great day here in New York, bright sun and no wind. I had left my canopy up and the sun was directly behind the aircraft. The canopy was like a big parabolic reflector and focused the sun to a nice small spot on the dash. Thus the fire. Not to much damage for it was noticed quickly. This happened here in New York, then down south of the Mason Dixie line or warmer areas it could be more of a problem. Tex ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:14:01 PM PST US From: N1BZRich@AOL.COM Subject: Lightning-List: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** Hi Tex, Good that this was caught right away or the results could have been much worse. And thanks to you for posting it. Very likely your notification on the list will keep someone else from having the same problem. In fact, this is not the first example of the sun using this canopy as a magnifying glass to heat up the glare shield over the instrument panel. It actually happened one year at Sun-N-Fun to one of the Lightning aircraft on display. Nick or Mark can cover the specifics, but at least someone was standing close by and noticed either the smoke or smell before it got out of hand. Blue Skies, Buz In a message dated 11/13/2010 8:31:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wb2ssj@frontiernet.net writes: *************** Fire Hazard ********* Buz, I think this cant wait till the next newsletter: Today I had a great day of flying and just came in from 3 hrs flight and pulled up to the gas pumps. Got 8.6 gallons and went into the FBO to pay for it and someone came in and said my plane was on fire. Smoke was coming from the cockpit and the instrument panel cover was burning. What had happened is it was a great day here in New York, bright sun and no wind. I had left my canopy up and the sun was directly behind the aircraft. The canopy was like a big parabolic reflector and focused the sun to a nice small spot on the dash. Thus the fire. Not to much damage for it was noticed quickly. This happened here in New York, then down south of the Mason Dixie line or warmer areas it could be more of a problem. Tex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.