X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 683525 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:09:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r4.1.) id q.15.4b9d531e (4592) for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:08:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <15.4b9d531e.30412525@aol.com> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:08:37 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flamible brake fluid To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1125108517" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5017 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1125108517 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/26/2005 10:22:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, canarder@frontiernet.net writes: The brake rotor on the set of Goodyears I have is a fairly thin disk. > Weighs a couple...three pounds, at most. Would the material your > referring to be cost effective compared to a disk of die cut steel > (assuming BOTH parts get their prices jacked up because they suddently > become 'aircraft' quality)? Would it be as durable? (assuming the > steel stands up well to chips from gravel and such) No. Its just pointless. The light aircraft application requires little more than a parking brake. Actually a go kart brake would be more effective and lighter and cheaper. The stock Goodyear setup is adequate. The tires are very hard, for long life, and have a small contact patch, Not much braking effort before lockup. No way to get much of the energy into the disc. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------1125108517 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 8/26/2005 10:22:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,=20 canarder@frontiernet.net writes:
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