They are available from http://www.lasaero.com/article/a-bcf-fire
Regards
Ivor
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List: fire extinguisher
<mikenjulie.parkin@btinternet.com>
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From: "Carl Pattinson" <carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:41 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List: fire extinguisher
> <carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> I may be wrong Danni but I think Halon extinguishers are now no longer
> available in the UK anyway (aka BCF bromo chloro fluorethane) because
> they are considered harmful to the environment.
>
> Legislation prohibits the sale of halon products from December 31st
> 2002. - NO IM NOT WRONG !!!
> http://www.mfs-fire-extinguishers.co.uk/halon.htm
I am afraid you are Karl. BCF (aka Bromochlorodiflouromethane (Halon
1211))
is still permitted for use in aircraft and is exempt from the Montreal
Convention for the immediate future. Using a water/gas extinguisher in
the
cockpit would likely be a quick way of creating an electrical fire and a
dry
powder one would be likely to put the cockpit in IMC. Halon is the
only
sensible answer at the moment.
regards,
Mike
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