Halon, between seats on flap motor cover.
Halon, between seats on flap motor cover.
And used it twice.
Bobby what antenna is that beside the extinguisher? Com? Txponder? I am trying to figure out how to keep mine out of the breeze.Here's mine! Passenger side baggage. If your buying one, don't get the one with the plastic top, it will leak when it gets hot from the sun, I know!
Halon, between seats on flap motor cover.
One more here. Between seats on flap motor brace.
And used it twice.
The poll percentages don't look right to me. You either DO have an extinguisher, or you DO NOT have one. So those two percentages should add up to 100%.
I think by adding the two choices of types of extinguisher has muddled the math. And I hate Muddled Math!
Hunter,
1+3+4=Yes
2=No
Now do the math. 79% Y, 21% N
Math unmuddled. Heck bro, you're a Navy Fighter Pilot, math doesn't matter...a qual's a qual, and a kill's a kill, right!?!
I tried to pick both yes and halon...that would have messed it up.
Also interested in those that have used one...in flight? On the ground? Your plane? Someone else's? Someone smoking on the ramp?
Cheers
Bob
Does that location not interfere with where your elbow likes to reside?
Bevan
OK, Kahuna, you can't get by with that brief comment. You must tell all. Who knows, we all might learn something!
And we might be motivated to buy and mount a proper fire extinguisher in our plane!
"Over"
Years ago before it was banned in Australia I used halon to extinguish a fuel fire in a race car. The fire went out almost instantly and there was virtually no damage, presumably because only the fuel was burning and I got to it quickly.
I answered no to the poll because my aircraft doesn't have an extinguisher yet. But I am hoping to get a halotron unit in the future. It seems to be the next best thing for those of us who don't have halon as an option. Be keen to hear from anyone who has experience with halotron.
Do you recall by chance what size bottle it was and how much fuel was burning? Was it a suppression system or a handheld?
Mine is mounted on the spar cover underneath the passenger's legs.
Mine is in the same place as Bill's, except on the pilot's side. Easy to reach between my legs to release it. Not at all in the way.I finally took some pictures of my installation. The bracket picks up one of the cover screws and the other goes into a platenut with a doubler.
Looking down from above:
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