X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.198] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTPS id 683633 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:37:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.198; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-66-119.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.66.119]) by mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j7R6aaho005954 for ; Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:36:38 +1000 Message-ID: <001501c5aad1$e8700770$7742ecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flamible brake fluid Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:38:16 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C5AB25.B97A3220" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C5AB25.B97A3220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The brake rotor on the set of Goodyears I have is a fairly thin disk. =20 > Weighs a couple...three pounds, at most. Would the material your=20 > referring to be cost effective compared to a disk of die cut steel=20 > (assuming BOTH parts get their prices jacked up because they suddently = > become 'aircraft' quality)? Would it be as durable? (assuming the=20 > 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 Lynn, I guess you mean Stock Goodyear for go karts etc. George (down under) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C5AB25.B97A3220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The brake=20 rotor on the set of Goodyears I have is a fairly thin disk.  =
>=20 Weighs a couple...three pounds, at most.  Would the material your =
>=20 referring to be cost effective compared to a disk of die cut steel =
>=20 (assuming BOTH parts get their prices jacked up because they suddently =
>=20 become 'aircraft' quality)?  Would it be as durable? (assuming the =
>=20 steel stands up well to chips from gravel and such)
 
No. Its just pointless. The light aircraft application requires = little=20 more than a parking brake. Actually a go kart brake would be more = effective=20 and lighter and cheaper. The stock Goodyear setup is adequate. The = tires are=20 very hard, for long life, and have a small contact patch, Not much = braking=20 effort before lockup. No way to get much of the energy into the = disc.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
Lynn,
I guess you mean Stock Goodyear for go = karts etc.
George (down under)
 
 
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