Unfortunately the Australian and New Zealand aviation authorities don't care
about debates. Fitting carb heat is mandatory on all carburetted aircraft
flying. No carb heat box, no certificate.
Tony
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From: Europa <enquiries@europa-aviation.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Mandatory Mod. 40
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 19:43:39 +1200
> Carb ice
>
> I'm sure that the debate about carb ice / carb heat on the Rotax 912 will
> never reach a satisfactory conclusion.
>
> I can only reiterate that, with the cold air plenum inlet system fitted to
> our demonstrator G-ODTI for over a year, we have not been able to find the
> symptoms of carb ice. But "one swallow does not a summer make". So we
are
> mindful that it is not impossible that someone flying a Europa with a cold
> air inlet system to their Rotax 912 engine may experience carb ice!
>
> I don't doubt that certain installations of 912 in other aircraft types
have
> experienced carb icing, as another e-mail message says. We haven't in our
> Europa.
>
> The O-200 engine fitted to my Long-Ez, an engine notorious for carb icing
in
> Cessna 150's, has never suffered from carb ice in 11 years of flying. I
> mention this only to illustrate the point that the engine installation has
a
> marked effect on whether or not carb ice will form.
>
> Regards
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> ____________
>
> Address for Europa Aviation technical back-up is
> enquiries@europa-aviation.co.uk
>
>
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