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 865441 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:14:04 -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 jB6HD44p029263; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:13:05 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001b01c5fa88$50892a70$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Cc: References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Fire Photo Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:13:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01C5FA5E.6709EA20" 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_0018_01C5FA5E.6709EA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Steve, I replaced the old hydraulic fluid with a fairly new formulation of = brake fluid made for the military to lower the fire hazards in aircraft. = It is generally referred to by its military specification number=20 MIL-H-83282A=20 it is compatible with aircraft brake seals and the old fluid MIL-H-5606G = so you can simply drain the old and pour in the new. However, I could not find it in quantities of less than 1 gallon, so you = might want to go in with a few of your flying buddies. Its not that = expensive running around $18.00 per gallon and a gallon will last me = decades of flying time Here is where I ordered mine from =20 http://commerce.lubes.com/ click Hydraulic Fluids on the menu to the left and you should see Royco = 782-1GL Anderol =20 =20 MIL-PRF-83282=20 Hydraulic Fluid, 1 Gallon=20 $18.00 =20 Best Regards Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steve Thomas=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:38 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Fire Photo Hello Ed, And what did you replace the flammable brake fluid with? Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 5:41:07 AM, you wrote: > 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.=20 Ed=20 =20 --=20 Best regards, Steve Thomas mailto:steve@stevet.net SteveT.Net 805-569-0336 office 805-563-9080 fax -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C5FA5E.6709EA20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Steve,
 
I replaced the old hydraulic fluid with = a fairly=20 new formulation of brake fluid made for the military to lower the fire = hazards=20 in aircraft.  It is generally referred to by its military = specification=20 number
 
 MIL-H-83282A
 
it is compatible with aircraft brake = seals and the=20 old fluid MIL-H-5606G so you can simply drain the old and pour in the=20 new.
 
However, I could not find it in = quantities of less=20 than 1 gallon, so you might want to go in with a few of your flying=20 buddies.  Its not that expensive running around $18.00 per gallon = and a=20 gallon will last me decades of flying time
 
Here is where I ordered mine from  =
 
 
click Hydraulic Fluids on the menu to the left = and you=20 should see=20
Royco = 782-1GL
Anderol=20
MIL-PRF-83282
Hydraulic Fluid, 1 Gallon
$18.00=20
 
Best Regards
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Steve = Thomas=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, = 2005 11:38=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake = Fire=20 Photo

Hello Ed,


  And what did you replace the flammable brake fluid with?



Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 5:41:07 AM, you wrote:

>

Yes, Steve, actually at the time it = happened I=20 didn't know about the fire - just knew I had a brake problem - = but when=20 I smelled the burning resin I knew exactly what had happened. = That resin=20 does burn well. There was a moment when I thought I was going to = loose=20 the aircraft given that the fire was burning below and behind = the wing=20 fuel tank - but fortunately got it out before it more than = scorched the=20 paint. 

Ed 




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