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Thank your for the reply. Your qualificatioins as an A&E and AI lend a great deal of credibility to your views.
Regarding the fire hazard of a blown cyllinder, fuel is still being injected into the head is it not and the plugs are still firing are they not? Wouldn't the atomized gas ignite, even if the cyllinder and compression are compromised?
I'm not trying to be an alarmist, but a fire would be my least favorite kind of emergency and I want to understand the potential.
In the context of your observations about metal fatigue, especially in the day of 100 LL, what kinds of MAP, RPM, EGTs and cyllinder head temps do you personally feel comfortable with in your own airplane?
Thanks.
GJHumphrey
Concord, NH
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