---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 11/18/10: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:48 AM - Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** (selwyn) 2. 04:49 AM - Re: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** (Dave) 3. 08:00 AM - Re: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** (Kayberg@aol.com) 4. 11:56 AM - Another first Flight SN107 (flylightning) 5. 12:34 PM - Re: Another first Flight SN107 (Maxim Voronin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:48:47 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** From: "selwyn" I don't want to get into silly "non-disclosure" discussions but it is clear that there are those who are aware of the potential for sun damage to the glare shield and those who are (or were) not. It would help if those who knew told those who don't, it would have helped if I had posted my experience, it would have helped more if the folks at Arion had posted their much earlier experience,or even better put on their site as an information note so that it was easily accessible. Buzz, you do a good job with the newsletter, I don't think its your job to dig out the material as well. It does not require a rare set of circumstances to achieve high temperatures on the glareshield. It requires canopy open for one to two minutes with the sun maybe 30 degrees either side of the tail to melt the fabric on my plane. The fabric is automotive trim fabric, not fireproof but not especially delicate either. That's in spring at mid 30's latitude. To my mind, bits of my aeroplane melting, producing smoke and possibly igniting is a non trivial occurrence best avoided. So what to do about it? Changing the geometry of the canopy is not something you would want to do so its down to taking care how you park the thing and selecting something suitable to cover the glareshield with. I think I'm going to try some sheepskin. I'll get some pics of my melted patches tomorrow. -------- Cheers, Selwyn Kit 66 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=319897#319897 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:49:35 AM PST US From: "Dave" Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** What I am trying to figure out is how you can fly around for 3 hrs and only need 8 gallons of fuel. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "selwyn" Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 5:46 AM Subject: Lightning-List: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** > > I don't want to get into silly "non-disclosure" discussions but it is > clear that there are those who are aware of the potential for sun damage > to the glare shield and those who are (or were) not. It would help if > those who knew told those who don't, it would have helped if I had posted > my experience, it would have helped more if the folks at Arion had posted > their much earlier experience,or even better put on their site as an > information note so that it was easily accessible. > > Buzz, you do a good job with the newsletter, I don't think its your job to > dig out the material as well. > > It does not require a rare set of circumstances to achieve high > temperatures on the glareshield. It requires canopy open for one to two > minutes with the sun maybe 30 degrees either side of the tail to melt the > fabric on my plane. The fabric is automotive trim fabric, not fireproof > but not especially delicate either. That's in spring at mid 30's > latitude. To my mind, bits of my aeroplane melting, producing smoke and > possibly igniting is a non trivial occurrence best avoided. > > So what to do about it? Changing the geometry of the canopy is not > something you would want to do so its down to taking care how you park the > thing and selecting something suitable to cover the glareshield with. I > think I'm going to try some sheepskin. > > I'll get some pics of my melted patches tomorrow. > > -------- > Cheers, Selwyn > Kit 66 > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=319897#319897 > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:00:53 AM PST US From: Kayberg@aol.com Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: ******* Fire hazzard ***** I stand corrected by Tex and others in regards to materials used on the glare shield. By all means, if you use a material that will ignite on your glare shield, you are indeed vulnerable to fire. And that it could happen quickly. I didn't think about the use of flammable materials in that spot. By all means, it would behoove Lightning owners and builders to exercise some caution and thought in their selection of materials and finishes. Sufficient ablation is suggested in this location. Doug Koenigsberg In a message dated 11/17/2010 4:35:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wb2ssj@frontiernet.net writes: I love it when people put thier 2cent opions on topics on the list. I bet they would be totally different if it was thier plane that was damaged. P.S fiberglass covered with fabric will not only soften but will burn very nicely and the flame will effect the canopy its self. TEX ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:56:40 AM PST US From: "flylightning" Subject: Lightning-List: Another first Flight SN107 SN107 has flown today at 11am. This is an LS-1. All went well with no problems noted. Normal adjustments to be as expected and some more flying this afternoon. Nick ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:34:49 PM PST US Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Another first Flight SN107 From: Maxim Voronin Congrats! On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:51 PM, flylightning wrote: > SN107 has flown today at 11am. This is an LS-1. All went well with no > problems noted. Normal adjustments to be as expected and some more flying > this afternoon. > > > Nick > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.