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Copper pipe conduit.
Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Firewall Prnetration Question
From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com>
Date: Mon, August 9, 2010 1:39 am
To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com
At 02:20 PM 8/8/2010, you wrote:
>Good Afternoon Eric,
>
>Seems to me I remember 'Lectric Bob recommending something similar
>many moons ago. As I recall, he recommended a thin wall copper
>tubing with all those wires inside it and using the copper tube as
>the ground. Don't think he recommended fuel lines be included though!
>
>Anyone else remember that idea!
Sure. The first few of the Rutan pushers I was
involved with experimented with a copper tube
conduit and ground system that ran from nose mounted battery
to the fire wall.
Emacs!
There were a few airplanes built this way but it proved to
be a lot of work with little benefit. I took the suggestion
out of later revisions to the 'Connection.