Re: [ihc] Flaring tool?

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Welty" <rwelty@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 14:41
Subject: Re: [ihc] Flaring tool?


> On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:27:04 -0600 Ryan Moore <baradium@domain.elided>
wrote:
> > Also, just FYI, aircraft use a different pitch to the flare than
automotive
> > applications do.  An automotive flare is 45* while a flare for an
aviation
> > application is 30*.
>
> AN flares are 37 degrees, as i recall.
>
> >  The idea is to prevent automotive fittings from being
> > usable on aircraft (if you use the aviation flare equipement it won't
fit).
>
> i'm not sure if this was the original intent. the aircraft flaring system
> dates from the late 30s or early 40s, when the US military standardized
> what had previously been a very confusing situation.
>

Just relaying what they are teaching, we covered the flares, fittings etc
this week... the course I'm in at the moment is mainly for A&P students with
the rest of us just thrown in there for some requirements.

<shrug>

-Ryan


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