"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:

As I recall, there has been some issue that inhaling Halon can be pretty
bad for people's health.

Inhaling the contents of just about any fire extinguisher can be pretty bad for your
health.

Why is a Halon fire extinguisher a great idea.

It doesn't damage mechanical, electrical, or electronic components of the aircraft.
This is why they also used to be common in computer rooms.

Also, this might sound dumb, but don't C02 extringuisher work by
depriving fires of 0xygen? It seems to me that in a small aircraft
cabin, one might also end up depriving the pilot and crew of oxygen as
well. Perhaps, one can survive long enough to put out the fire and then
open the air vents?!

Perhaps so. The manufacturers are billing these as good substitutes for Halon in the
usual environments in which Halon is used on the ground.

Check the newsgroups archives for postings by Ron Natalie on this topic.

George Patterson
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