Author Topic: Re: B17 EXTINGUISHERS (Read 555 times)

splitatom · « **on:** May 06, 2008, 08:00:37 PM »

how about if you climb to 30,000 feet the fire gets put out from lack of oxygen

Valerio · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2008, 11:29:45 PM »

And, uum, the bomber is just gonna not melt and then have all the other peices break while you reach 30,000ft. In 30 minutes?

Latrobe · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:09:04 AM »

and 16 hours if its a LANC!

But the fires you see in AHII are fuel fires. The fires you're thinking of that can be put out with certain maneuvers is an engine fire

Rambo Fan · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:16:27 PM »

Ok this is simple, your dead if its a fuel fire, and you can live if its just an engine fire. Fuel fire cant be put out, or can it

? Engine fire, if you turn off your engine when your at least 10k in air it should turn off fire immediately. Im not responsible for anything i say...

colmbo · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2008, 10:41:56 AM »

Quote from: Rambo Fan on June 03, 2008, 11:16:27 PM

Ok this is simple, your dead if its a fuel fire, and you can live if its just an engine fire. Fuel fire cant be put out, or can it ? Engine fire, if you turn off your engine when your at least 10k in air it should turn off fire immediately. Im not responsible for anything i say...

Fuel fire will go out if you run out of fuel. <G>

Shutting down the engine rarely puts out an "engine" fire. The engine fire many times is caused by either and exhaust system failure or cylinder failure, both of which put flame into the engine compartment. If you've ever been around a Wright engine you know they tend to be wet with oil and that oil starts burning. Then right behind the engine is a 38 gallon oil tank. Things can get ugly pretty quick.

Once had the pleasure of looking out the side window and watching a cylinder let go on #1 with a resulting big ball of fire and smoke out of the cowling. Oh yeah, we were having fun then!!

MachFly · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2008, 12:19:30 PM »

Quote from: colmbo on June 04, 2008, 10:41:56 AM

Fuel fire will go out if you run out of fuel. <G>

That's the way it should be, quite often my EMPTY fuel tank goes on fire.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 04, 2008, 01:51:08 PM »

Quote from: colmbo on June 04, 2008, 10:41:56 AM

Fuel fire will go out if you run out of fuel. <G>

There would still be fumes in the tank so wouldn't the fire keep going?

Rambo Fan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2008, 05:14:44 PM »

Raiders right, its not the Gasoline its self that lights on fire, its the fumes inside. So i guess the fire would keep going for about another minute.

colmbo · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2008, 12:49:44 AM »

Quote from: RAIDER14 on June 04, 2008, 01:51:08 PM

There would still be fumes in the tank so wouldn't the fire keep going?

And where does the vapor come from? <G>

dkff49 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 05, 2008, 04:59:30 AM »

Quote from: colmbo on June 05, 2008, 12:49:44 AM

And where does the vapor come from? <G>

Yes but an empty fuel tank is not really empty. Only the fluid is gone. Vapor will remain long after the fluid is used up. Just ask a fuel truck driver sometime. Their trucks are always placarded as a hazardous material on board even after they after emptied their tanks.

The length of time that the vapors will continue to burn depends on the size of the tank and the size of the hole in the tank. This does not take into account that if the fire gets hot enough (and most likely will), the aluminum itself will start to burn.