X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 865219 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:41:57 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jB6DfA4p022361 for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:41:11 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001d01c5fa6a$b6075b60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Fire Photo Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:41:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C5FA40.CCF81AF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C5FA40.CCF81AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, Steve, actually at the time it happened I didn't know about the = fire - just knew I had a brake problem - but when I smelled the burning = resin I knew exactly what had happened. That resin does burn well. = There was a moment when I thought I was going to loose the aircraft = given that the fire was burning below and behind the wing fuel tank - = but fortunately got it out before it more than scorched the paint. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve Brooks=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:02 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Fire Photo Ed, Those are amazing pictures. When I had heard about the brake fire, I = envisioned something with a whole lot less flames than that. I'll bet = that incident was more than just a little exciting. =20 Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:45 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Brake Fire Photo For those of you who may have wondered why all my activity on brakes = after my June Brake line rupture and fire. I finally managed to find = the SW to capture a frame from the video my nephew took of the incident. Here is a shot of the fireball which when fully expanded rose above = the wing as I depressed my right brake pedal and shortly before I went = off into the ditch. Other two photos shows the smoking remains in the = ditch - in one you can see the bright green antifreeze fluid my nephew = pour on the flaming wheel pant which brought us sufficient time to get a = fire extinguisher and put the fire out. I had the time used the start to get the prop horizontal before = going into the ditch, but couldn't help but grab it and pull it through = a few times afterwards just to convince myself it was still in one = piece {:>). Ed A Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C5FA40.CCF81AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, Steve, actually at the time it = happened I didn't=20 know about the fire - just knew I had a brake problem - but when I = smelled the=20 burning resin I knew exactly what had happened.  That resin does = burn=20 well.  There was a moment when I thought I was going to loose the = aircraft=20 given that the fire was burning below and behind the wing fuel tank - = but=20 fortunately got it out before it more than scorched the = paint.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve=20 Brooks
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, = 2005 8:02=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake = Fire=20 Photo

Ed,
Those are amazing pictures. When I had heard about the brake = fire, I=20 envisioned something with a whole lot less flames than that.  = I'll bet=20 that incident was more than just a little exciting.  =
 
Steve Brooks
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:45 = PM
To:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Brake Fire=20 Photo

For those of you who may have wondered why = all my=20 activity on brakes after my June Brake line rupture and fire.  = I=20 finally managed to find the SW to capture a frame from the video my = nephew=20 took of the incident.
 
Here is a shot of the fireball which when = fully=20 expanded rose above the wing as I depressed my right brake pedal and = shortly=20 before I went off into the ditch.  Other two photos shows the = smoking=20 remains in the ditch - in one you can see the bright green = antifreeze fluid=20 my nephew pour on the flaming wheel pant which brought us sufficient = time to=20 get a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
 
I had the time used the start  to = get the=20 prop horizontal before going into the ditch, but couldn't help but = grab it=20 and pull it through a few times afterwards  just to convince = myself it=20 was still in one piece {:>).
 
 
Ed A
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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