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another thought--
NOT wanting to hijack the thread, or go off on a rabbit trail, but learn something from my friend Bruce's passing.
BUT---I am interested in the cause of the fire. I have some obvious concerns here, but quite possibly one glaring detail that most of us dont think about. After the impact, was the fuel system intact, or was the mechanical pump or hoses damaged by the impact? My question my sound crazy, but if the boost pump was running, and the FWF hoses or pump were in fact damaged so fuel could escape, then the boost pump was dumping fuel that could have contributed to the post impact fire. I dont know if any of that is fact, and certainly dont want to speculate. But, is this is the case, we need to address this. Bruce---we wil miss you my friend, and perhaps we can learn something from this, to prevent is from happening again. Tom |
Very sorry for your friend and the loss in general.
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So Very sad
It is good to know these things and try to imagine ourselves in this predicament and i visualize myself ignoring the blast of air, the anguish over loosing the door and other things that would surely fill my mind.
This helps to prepare and prepare some more for those unexpected things that will happen up there. So very sorry to loose a fellow pilot and will do some more inner visuals as a result of these events. Hopefully when the day comes it will help. |
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I've had a door pop open just after takeoff (not in an RV) and it was very hard to resist the temptation to focus on the door. I was able to climb to pattern altitude and close it, but retrospectively it would have been much smarter to land and deal with it. I was a student pilot at the time and lucky. Agree with the need for ongoing training for unexpected events in critical phases of flight. |
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, On the RV-10, the doors are large, with the potential to impart a big twisting moment, so I think you'd want widely spaced hinges. There is one likely hard point at the bottom front corner of the door where you could tie a hinge into a longeron, but there is no obvious point for a second hinge without structural changes. Glassing a hinge to the A-pillar *might* work, but I don't know enough about glass structures to envision that solution. If you'd like pictures and/or measurements of the doors and structure around the doors, send me a PM with your e-mail. |
Nope
I've had my -10 for 7 years now, without any backup latches of any kind...not even Van's. If you carefully check the doors for security and both pins inserted, the doors will not open.
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Does anyone know if there are any controllability issues with the 10 with a door open? I would not expect there to be, but aerodynamics are often unpredictable.
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I'm a possible future rv10 owner and It seems if the door swings open during flight that it is highly likely to depart the aircraft, and if that door were to hit the tail surfaces, well..... I know it doesn't look like that happen in Mr Stampers case but knowing if the door opens and will likely depart in flight the appeal to try and close it is a valid one. Perhaps the best form of action during a open door in flight with no runway left would be climb at VX until 2000ft and then attempt to close the door. Thoughts? |
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