03 Sep 97 10:11, Hal Hanig wrote to Clay Boling:
>>> You mentioned placing sprinklers in the cargo hold. Forgive me for
>>> being slightyly aviation illiterate since i've had only Private Pilot
>>> courses, but wouldn't this cause a weight problem when water is shifted
>>> from one location to another causing an inbalance?
HH> Seems to me that dealing with a weight imbalance would be much more
HH> preferable than the alternative. Or am I reading it wrong?
Somebody else earlier mentioned using compressed gas (such as carbon dioxide)
extinguishers in the place of water. It seems to me that nitrogen would also
be a good extinguisher without having residual toxic effects.
Jay
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