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  • Re: Coolant bottle fittings?

    by » Yesterday


    Thanks for that!!!! 

     

     

    Here's a SB about the overflow bottle, and it specifically mentions routing the tubing overboard. Something I had not thought of but will now. 

    43230_2_912039_914025.pdf (You do not have access to download this file.)

  • Re: Coolant bottle fittings?

    by » 21 hours ago


    I accept that its an aviation standard to rout all overflow tubes overboard but would argue that ;

    The chances of coolant causing a fire is very low.

    An overflow is likly to be caused by a sever engine malfunction - the overflow being the least of your worries.

    Most of the automotive applications of this system, do not seem to go to the trouble of an overflow tube.

    I only have experince of two Rotax 912 ULS - neither even come close to overflowing a correctly installed expansion bottle.

    As pilots we take a calculated risk in committing aviation - In the scheme of calculating risk, the chance of an emission from the bottle, the fluid catching fire, is likly less than a fuel/oil hose malfunctioning, with far greater consequences.

    Most Rotax 9's are not installed in Certified aircraft - there is a concerning "creep" towards Certified standards and its related legalities/ weight/ costs. I urge recreational pilots to consider the desirability of pursuing  fake Certification.

    I support any pilot who wishes to go the extra mile and fit a overflow tube.😈


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