Bill Freeman wrote:

Paul,
RE: fueling fire report

Wow !  Good info. I am amazed to hear that the fire burned
at the openings of the fuel can and the fuel tank.  Very good
to know what to expect.  I, too, don't know how to really
ground a poly fuel can but I do touch the aircraft near the fuel
inlet and the fuel nozzle with my hands prior to filling.  I
like to think that I drain off the charge that way, but really
don't know.    I have put between 4000 and 5000   (no typo)
gallons Amoco blue  thru my Long EZ from the same five
5-gal. Gott polyethylene containers in the last decade.  I
always use a water separating funnel and try to keep
everything touching the whole time.

My main safety feature is a scuba tank sized CO2 fire
extinguisher that sits within 15 ft of me while I am fueling.
So far, no problems, but it really pays to be capable of
dealing with this sort of entertainment.  Sounds like an awful
lot of excitement, tho!!!!

I've saved two cars (one my beloved 911SC!!) over the years
by having a CO2 extringuisher handy whenever doing fuel
system work.  I HATE that "whumpp" that igniting gas makes,
especially in the garage!    :-)

Y'all be careful out there!

Bill

Bill, I put your picture of the R3350 turbo compound engine
on the web site. Hope you don't mind.

Paul Lamar

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