Carnavon Gorge
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As far as the electric charge is concerned you are all assuming a perfect bonding of the components around the fuel tank. As I said earlier, in a riveted construction, unlike a welded construction, perfect electrical bonding is far from a given. As an example, while working on a Cessna wing rebuild I carried out a number of bonding checks before the dismantling of a wing and after the rebuild.Bonding was in both cases far from even between components.
There haver been more than enough fuel tank explosions on airliners over the years where bonding is rigourously checked, to certainly call into question the structure of a 40 year old GA aircraft and there is no way that I would expose the airframe to any remote possibility of differential high voltage.
Wunwing
There haver been more than enough fuel tank explosions on airliners over the years where bonding is rigourously checked, to certainly call into question the structure of a 40 year old GA aircraft and there is no way that I would expose the airframe to any remote possibility of differential high voltage.
Wunwing
Resurrecting this thread. Looking to fly to Carnavon Gorge with family in a Cirrus SR 22.
Noticed that the :daughter of owner" posted this about the airstrip there back in 2012.
"hey people it the owner's daughter just leaving a kinda note thingo.... anyway i just thought i'd let you that our airstrip is only a k and a half long or so and my grandad made it with guess and explode technique of dinamite sooo its a wee bit rough in patches and if you could contact us if ur planing on using it that would be g8 as cattle are often on it.... thxs cya's
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Has anyone been there recently? That with the cows eating a/c doesnt sound too promising
Roma or Emerald 3.5 hrs away seem like the nearest other option?
Noticed that the :daughter of owner" posted this about the airstrip there back in 2012.
"hey people it the owner's daughter just leaving a kinda note thingo.... anyway i just thought i'd let you that our airstrip is only a k and a half long or so and my grandad made it with guess and explode technique of dinamite sooo its a wee bit rough in patches and if you could contact us if ur planing on using it that would be g8 as cattle are often on it.... thxs cya's
""Has anyone been there recently? That with the cows eating a/c doesnt sound too promising
Roma or Emerald 3.5 hrs away seem like the nearest other option?
As I recall from my year 5 physics from 55 years ago, the charge accumulates on the outside of a closed metal container.
Mick
