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Forum: Private Flying

20th Aug 2016, 13:04

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Grounding/bonding when refueling

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Posted By 9 lives

I have flown in snow in the Aztec, and reaching...

I have flown in snow in the Aztec, and reaching toward the windshield would produce sparks from my fingertips to the near area of the windshield (like those glass globe which spark under your palm)....

Forum: Private Flying

20th Aug 2016, 11:04

Replies: 82

Grounding/bonding when refueling

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Posted By 9 lives

Yes, the DC-3's I work on have grounding cables...

Yes, the DC-3's I work on have grounding cables at the tailwheel, which rub the ground. We still bond them to the fuel truck.

In a certified airframe, metallic or otherwise, every fuel and...

Forum: Private Flying

20th Aug 2016, 02:10

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Grounding/bonding when refueling

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Posted By 9 lives

+1 After all, the engine is a part of the...

+1

After all, the engine is a part of the fuel system!

Forum: Private Flying

18th Aug 2016, 19:06

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Grounding/bonding when refueling

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Posted By 9 lives

It's important to remember that the need to bond...

It's important to remember that the need to bond the aircraft to the source of the fuel (which might involve "grounding" too, but not necessarily) is because of the possibility of a latent static...

Forum: Private Flying

18th Aug 2016, 11:25

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Grounding/bonding when refueling

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Posted By 9 lives

This is the key concept. It's less the risk of...

This is the key concept. It's less the risk of static build up during the flow of the fuel in the supply line to the tank, but rather the initial charge difference possible from a plane which has...

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