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Old 22nd March 2012 | 11:25
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Avtrician
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From: Western Australia S31.715 E115.737
The HF antenna in the old long wire systems could cause a spark if the conductor broke, but the modern Leading edge type are most unlikely to have this problem. The damage to persons is the more likely, as HF can cause a nasty burn if you touch the antenna in the wrong spot.

If you think about the conditions needed to start the engines, ie air flow, atomised fuel and a very high energy igniter, the the likley hood of having/causing a fire is extremely remote. try an experiment at home and see how hard it is to get kero to burn with a match.
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