[Fot] explaination of fittings...

[John Herrera]

> quality workmanship on it. The thing I had him deal with before
> he took it out was that a braided oil line was hard against the cable
> coming from the positive battery terminal. It wouldn't take long for
> that hose to gnaw through the insulation, I'm sure.


Once my students installed a turbine engine on the test stand in such a way
that the large (over one inch) braided steel fuel (AVgas) line touched the
positive post of the 28VDC ground power unit plug.



They learned how to use a fire extinguisher that day.



John H.