REFLECTOR: firewall protection

[Laurence Coen]

In the "old days", it was galvinized mild steel, never aluminum.

Larry Coen
N136LC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alex Balic 
  To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
  Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:06 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: firewall protection


  Stainless steel for the most part- I got mine from Wicks- pretty reasonable- not sure why the kit does not come with it really.

  We do have a slight advantage, in that the flames would tend to flow away from our firewalls, but that aluminum will soften and dislodge pretty fast I would think-  stainless is the way to go Doug- I have a good  air powered nibbler you can borrow to cut the stuff- pretty difficult with snips- until you get down to just trimming off thin slivers- just let me know.- I would like to come by and visit your project anyway!

   

  Alex

   


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  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Holub
  Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:34 PM
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: firewall protection

   

  What do they use in aluminum airplanes?

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    From: Matt Bucko 

    To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 

    Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:13 PM

    Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: firewall protection

     

    Lighter... and it melts almost instantly in a fire.  I saw some info on an aluminum air box and one made out of SS. In a fire, the aluminum box melted completely, the SS box held together fine. The box was a hot air diverter for cabin heat. Good demo on why a  heat shield should not be aluminum.  Fire could be from burning fuel or oil, electrical, or an exhaust leak spewing hot gas onto the shield. 

    Matt

      -----Original Message-----
      From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On Behalf Of Douglas Holub
      Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:03 PM
      To: reflector at tvbf.org
      Subject: REFLECTOR: firewall protection

      Why wouldn't I use 1/16" aluminum instead of 1/16" stainless steel to cover the fiberfrax on my firewall? It's lighter.

       

      Doug Holub


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