Jeff Linebaugh
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 48
Location: Collierville, TN
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: Smoking Airplanes...a follow-up |
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Guys,
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A few months ago, I posted concerning troubles I had with a Smoking Airplanes smoke system in my new “red star” mount. I had a split in a “plastic” fitting resulting in a large leak of smoke oil in the guts of my brand new airplane. At the time, I didn’t get much satisfaction from the owner on a remedy to the plastic parts in the kit.
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Well, I must report that I received a call from John last week. To his credit, he offered to replace all fittings with AN fittings upgrading the kit to what I would consider “aircraft grade”! It took a while, but he followed up. I wouldn’t feel right about not reporting this to the group… I am once again a happy smoker…
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<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]> | Quote: | | Doc and all,<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]>I know some people dont care for smoke (Dennis!), but I cant live withoutit. I cant tell you how many times it has come in essential to either avoidother aircraft, or have someone find me to effect a rejoin.<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]>I had a great smoke system in the CJ that Val is now care takingthe bestaround. I just put a smoke system in my new airplane and I would not,repeat NOT, recommend it to anyone. It was a smokingairplanes.com system.It was touted as easy to install (it was) and convenient since it is acomplete kit (it is.) Having said that, IMHO, I found that the systemcomponents were not aviation gradelots of cheap plastic parts. I was veryreluctant to tighten down the fittings much for fear they would crackandthat is exactly what they did after my first flight I had a quart of smokeoil in the belly of the new airplane due to a cracked plastic fitting. (andyes it was leak tested on the ground prior to the first flight). This systemhas easily cost me twice the purchase price already. When I told the ownerthat we were going to have to re-plumb the whole system, he apologized, andthen cautioned me not to over-tighten any fitting going to the smokepumpyou guessed it, another plastic fitting (Also, in a service bulletin,he stated that there have been two in-flight fires as a result of brokenwelds in the smoke injector fittings in his smoke systems. The remedy?Safety wire them to the exhaust?!) I know that there are Yak owners withhis systemsI hope you have better luck than I did. Please be careful, andfrequently inspect the system, fittings and smoke injectors.<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]>Given that smoke oil WILL burn, and fires are generally bad, dont go cheapon your smoke system.<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]>Jeff Linebaughjefflinebaugh(at)earthlink.net<![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]> |
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