= f © PY, jt Part of Report Now ‘hate 703 7 APR (BME ABROPLANE AND ARMAMENT IXPERIMENTAL £STABLISHMENT, peice Af Boscom pow, deals with the (or equipment) as tested. Action to r Kittyhawk Ake 572 & AK ‘Allison Vet 710 Fe 5eRe This report Carbon Monoxide Contamination Tents, (& AeEaEe refi 448h/1 = AS, 760 je Pe Xeft Res, 1574/DANA 10 items not in strict compliance with the specifi- cation, are matters for de~ cision and action ty the Ministry of Airaraft Pro- fauc defects, or decisions to tions aircraft’ accept as Tests were made on Paw T6H to determine ir, in the any carbon monoxide wad pawaet® taxyjn under four typical conditions, and in AK. 76h’ to dete: 200g ihanichedon tas present ge firing the six 0.50" colt|mns, inot b Gn the cane of KittyhatE A572, which is on older type fitted with four H guns in the wings, no contanination was present under the four flight is tested, but after taxying a very slight concentration of 0.001% was adj the samples being taken on 21st February, 19\2. Tests on Kittyhawk AK. 76} after firing the six 0.50" Colt wing guns in nil results in all cases} the samples being taken on Sth March, 1942+ Garbon Monoxide Contamination tests were conducted on Kittyhawk ibtaxying and during four typical flight conditions. Tests were also on Kittyhawic AK, 76, prior to and after firing the six wing guns le relevant to tests made, BUSt system consists of six stub pipes, open end, on the port the starboard sides of the engines H) The esbin is heated ty two ducts behind the engine coolant radiators #)A12 ventilators ond windows were closed and the oabin heating was "One" ee he eatiaust ayston is as fitted to wttyhen: A572. Ventilators and windows were closed and cabin heating was “Of. me are six 0,50" Colt guns installed, three in the port wing and 3 “three in the starboard wing, ls Method of Tests. Ssmles of the air wor taken in the cockpits of both acroplenes after with each test condition, and those wero analysed in the laboratory by the method employing Palladium Chloride in a solution of Acetono, Conditions. lites tenying up wind, own wind ond wth hay fwind on the port and starboard sides. Wind 10 imepaba— ive | throttle climb to 12,500 Pt. lArter $ hour level flight at 12,500 ft. at Imax. power for continuous cruising in weak lafter ¢ hour level flight at 12,500 ft. at lmexe power for continuous cruising in rich { After dive from 12,500 ft. to 4,000 ft. Te] [throttle partly operio 7t wali be noted that there in no detectable carbon monoxide present efter tho four flight conditions but thero is a contemination of 0, 001% after Fewvings Tho small percentage present is considered negligible, ab te nattum Permissible concentration during taxying is 0.01% The results of tho tests on Kittyhawk AK.764 are given in the table delow : Test No. Conditions. of Carbon Monoxiite in ‘the pilot's cockpit. Prior to firing tho guns, _ Nia. Immediately after firing a three Henond bursts Nil. One minute after firing the puns. Nad. 5 minutes efter firing the guns. | Nil There is no detectable carbon monoxide contamination in this aeroplane after firing the guns. 5e Conclusion: The results show that these aircraft are free from carbon monoxide contamination in flight and after fixing all guns. Four copies Two copies (1 DPC. 4.1.2, (g) 3 4.1.3, stern Group Supervisor 6 copies + 6 copies Cunliffe Owen 2 copies