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Re: REFLECTOR: Europa_Mail: Kerosene....... (fwd)]



I am heating my garage with a propane heater and wondered if anyone was
aware if this might cause a problem during the building of my Velocity.
(In light of the following message.)
Thanks Much,
Jack



Mr Greg Poole wrote:
> 
> I subscribe to several mailing lists to keep track of what is going on in
> other areas of aviation endevour. While we do not require alot of workesohp
> heating "down under" I thought the following of interest to the Velocity
> readership.
> 
> Can' wait till S'N'F to mix it with you guys. Oh - for those that know me
> and didn't get a direct mailing :-
> 
> Just to let you know that wife Rhonda underwent an emergency caesarian at
> 2140 hours 2/9/99 Australian EST last night at Westmead Hospital and 2nd
> Officer Hayden Cameron Poole made a successful landing soon after with a
> gross weight of 5lbs 1oz (pretty puny - but who needs heavy weight  pilots
> to detract from your useful load!).
> 
> Mother will be hangared for a while untill vital signs recover to normal.
> Thank the Lord we did not have to change projects/plans like "The Maurers"
> did - what a tragedy! (um - the project not the kids!)
> 
> Regards!
> 
> The Proud Dad.
> 
> >Sender: root@goose.prod.itd.earthlink.net
> >Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 11:57:37 -0800
> >From: Paul <rotaryeng@earthlink.net>
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >To: z <rotaryeng@earthlink.net>
> >Subject: Europa_Mail: Kerosene....... (fwd)]
> >Status:  O
> >
> >bryan.wilkinson wrote:
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >
> >> From: Fergus Kyle <fkyle@bigwave.ca>
> >
> >> Cheers to all, and particularly Steve G:
> >>
> >>        Kerosene...... A local Recreational Aircraft Assn. (RAA)
> >> homebuilder did his stuff in his barn within which he installed
> >> insulation materials and kerosene heaters. His project called for
> >> several layers of epoxy/glassfibre and were well and truly applied per
> >> design specs.
> >>
> >>        Several years later, turning final in the circuit at Hamilton
> >> Intl., the aircraft was seen to dive to the surface, all hands lost. The
> >> Board of Enquiry determined that serious delamination had occurred in
> >> the lifting surfaces which led to a fatal loss of control. This was
> >> incurred by the use of kerosene heat appliances. Apparently these often
> >> deviate from correct settings and a fine mist of unburnt kerosene is
> >> wafted throughout. An anethema to proper curing of epoxy, the undetected
> >> kerosene sealed the fate of the aircraft years before its first flight.
> >>
> >>      Anyway, that's our local experoence with the stuff. Caveat ember.
> >>
> >> Happy Landings,
> >> Ferg
> >
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> Greg Poole (Building a Std RG Elite Velocity - "down under")
> Velocity Aircraft Australia/NZ Pty Ltd.