Hi Mike, Another story was that the pilot placed additional fuel in the back seats. Having flown a PA28-180 it would be tough to get a drum of fuel through the door but not impossible, so perhaps add another 40-55 (250-330 lbs) gals of avgas, the equivalent of two passengers.
In any case it served as the catalyst to ignite combustible and do significant damage to the building and at least one death (less the pilot) John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael J. Ricks Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Austin crash I own and fly a Piper PA28R-200. I believe the plane in the Austin Crash was a Piper PA28-235. This airplane has the same fuselage and wing design as my plane but is fixed gear with a slightly bigger engine. The total maximum weight for this type of aircraft is about 2600 lbs including fuel, pilot and passengers. Depending on the year, it would carry a maximum of 50-75 gallons of fuel at takeoff. It's not like an airliner crashed into this building. I could do a lot more damage with my pickup truck. Michael Ricks Katco Fire Sprinkler Design P.O. Box 607 555 South 100 East Salem, UT 84653 801-423-3096 Cell: 801-380-4651 -----Original Message----- From: Rod DiBona [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 4:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Austin crash Will be interesting to see if there are any follow up comments. Designed to handle this?....NO ......Possibility of helping to contain? Certainly. Rod DiBona -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd - FPDC Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Austin crash From a report on CNN, the Austin fire marshal credited the buildings fire protection system with helping contain the damage. It would be interesting to find out what he is talking about. A plane crashing into a building I would think is outside the scope of what sprinklers are designed to handle. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY: This email message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential, nor is it, unless specifically stated, intended to be relied upon by any person or persons other than the individual or entity named above and no warranties or representations are made or intended to persons or entities not named above. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone, return this message to the address above and delete all copies. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
