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Does anyone know of detector available for small aircraft (not transport
aircraft / Part 135, 121) that can be installed in the cowling(s) to detect the presence of some condition (excessive heat, IR, etc.) that would lead to an in-flight fire? Examples of those conditions might include a failed exhaust header gasket, loose exhaust component / fastener, growing hole in the muffler or an exhaust pipe, or even a cracked cylinder. A lot of real dangerous things can happen BETWEEN oil changes where they could be easily spotted and it seems that such a detector could give a pilot a much better chance of getting an airplane on the ground before a fire got started by giving them some time to reduce power (which might prevent a fire altogether) and head for the nearest airport to check things out. It sure seems it might be several minutes that failures like those above could be detected, and detected before they begin to catch things in the cowling on fire around them. I have done some checking and transport aircraft, some helicopters, and even larger power boats have systems that detect excessive heat in their engine compartments. Some discharge halon bottles, and some of those in boats even shutdown engines (clearly not advisable on single engine aircraft). Anyone know of an "affordable" and light weight detector for small aircraft that might monitor the airflow near the bottom of the engine before it exits the cowling or perform some other monitoring function to detect a condition that could lead to an in-flight fire? George |
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