Check this out...

ppridday · 04-16-2012, 06:13 PM

Not sure if you guys have seen these before or not. Looks like it could be a heli saver.... At least part of it....

http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/RESFLAMEOUT.html

Paul

5.9Cummins · 04-17-2012, 01:16 PM

Interesting... could save a plane or heli! But a fire extinguisher is better! Did you see that video, the fire extinguisher was right under the table!

ppridday · 04-17-2012, 02:41 PM

Definitely not a replacement for a fire extinguisher, but if you can get your smoking turbine on the ground and discharge that while your buddy is running to it with the extinguisher it could save some serious $ in damages...

Paul

lperagallo · 04-18-2012, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5.9Cummins

Interesting... could save a plane or heli! But a fire extinguisher is better! Did you see that video, the fire extinguisher was right under the table!

Yeah, there was a fire extinguisher under the table, but based on the hose attached it may have been water, not CO2 or powder, not that I'd want powder anywhere around the turbine.

That's why the AMA requires a CO2 fire extinguisher available whenever you fire up a turbine.

Lou

cbergen · 04-18-2012, 01:06 PM

Actually it's a B/C rated, not specifically stating CO2.

Quote:

16. A “B/C”-rated or equivalent fire extinguisher shall be present for all engine starts. Water based fire
fighting equipment shall be present on the field.

http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/510-a.pdf

As turbine owners, we DO recommend CO2 fire extinguishers.

I do like the idea of that onboard system, but it's probably better utilized in scale fuselaged models. Not sure how much good it would do in our pod and booms. Would be neat to test it out.

desertstalker · 04-18-2012, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbergen

As turbine owners, we DO recommend CO2 fire extinguishers.

The others will put out your turbine, permanently. I hate to see the mess a power extinguisher would make of the inside of a turbine, even water would be bad.

cbergen · 04-18-2012, 08:47 PM

I have pics if you would like to see...

desertstalker · 04-19-2012, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbergen

I have pics if you would like to see...

Better mark them, wouldn't want to scare the kids...

Skiddz · 04-19-2012, 02:27 AM

Actually Chris, I would like to see.

5.9Cummins · 04-19-2012, 12:00 PM

+1... I am also curious to see some pictures!

ppridday · 04-19-2012, 02:24 PM

It's not Bill's is it?

Paul

cbergen · 04-21-2012, 08:50 PM

No. Bill's Fire Extinguisher was empty...

cbergen · 04-23-2012, 07:18 PM

Here is a Wren 54 case that has been hit with a Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher. The yellow stuff is hard as a rock....

I chipped the large pieces out, then took a scotchbrite pad to the rest.

04-16-2012, 06:13 PM	#1
ppridday Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit Lakes, MN	Check this out... Not sure if you guys have seen these before or not. Looks like it could be a heli saver.... At least part of it.... http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/RESFLAMEOUT.html Paul __________________ I love the smell of kero in the morning.... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-17-2012, 01:16 PM	#2
5.9Cummins Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lewistown, PA	Interesting... could save a plane or heli! But a fire extinguisher is better! Did you see that video, the fire extinguisher was right under the table! __________________ Raptor 30 V2 \|\| Futaba 10C \|\| GY401 \|\| OS 37\|\|

04-17-2012, 02:41 PM	#3
ppridday Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit Lakes, MN	Definitely not a replacement for a fire extinguisher, but if you can get your smoking turbine on the ground and discharge that while your buddy is running to it with the extinguisher it could save some serious $ in damages... Paul __________________ I love the smell of kero in the morning.... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-18-2012, 08:47 PM	#7
cbergen Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cassopolis,MI	I have pics if you would like to see... __________________ Chris D. Bergen Bergen R/C Helicopters

04-19-2012, 02:27 AM	#9
Skiddz HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: May 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA (USA)	Actually Chris, I would like to see. __________________ -Kevin No helicopters were harmed in the creation of this post. AMA CD # 7309, Turbine Waiver# RW 890 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-19-2012, 12:00 PM	#10
5.9Cummins Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lewistown, PA	+1... I am also curious to see some pictures! __________________ Raptor 30 V2 \|\| Futaba 10C \|\| GY401 \|\| OS 37\|\|

04-19-2012, 02:24 PM	#11
ppridday Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit Lakes, MN	It's not Bill's is it? Paul __________________ I love the smell of kero in the morning.... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-21-2012, 08:50 PM	#12
cbergen Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cassopolis,MI	No. Bill's Fire Extinguisher was empty... __________________ Chris D. Bergen Bergen R/C Helicopters

04-23-2012, 07:18 PM	#13
cbergen Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cassopolis,MI	Here is a Wren 54 case that has been hit with a Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher. The yellow stuff is hard as a rock.... I chipped the large pieces out, then took a scotchbrite pad to the rest. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris D. Bergen Bergen R/C Helicopters

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