X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao08.cox.net ([68.230.241.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1020485 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:21:59 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.31; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.7.14.39]) by fed1rmmtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with ESMTP id <20050624172112.NYGM16890.fed1rmmtao08.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:21:12 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Line Incident Photos Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:21:16 -0700 Message-ID: <001801c578e1$20d54670$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C578A6.74766E70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C578A6.74766E70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My guys (- - ah-h, I meant "most guys" ) change it out on about a 5 = year cycle, but I know of an EZ that has flown for 15 years with the = Nylaflow. =20 Al =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:18 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Line Incident Photos =20 David, it was aluminum tubing which is what's called for on the RV-6A = brake system. However, in hindsight - thinking about the low fatigue life of flexing aluminum, I think there are better choices. =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Carter =20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:04 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Line Incident Photos =20 Ed, what kind of brake line was that? =20 David =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson =20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:58 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Brake Line Incident Photos =20 For those interested (and may not have seen them) , here are a few = photos of my brake line fire incident. =20 Big chunk got blown out of brake line as can be seen from = Brakelines.jpg photo. Effect of resin burning seen on wheel pant photos. Once the = line broke, the next time I depressed the brake pedal, a fireball from the = wheel to over the wing resulted from spraying the hydraulic fluid over the hot brake assembly. The flash point of the fluid is only 240F! I am going = to investigate some stuff with a bit higher flash point {:>) =20 =20 Ed =20 Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C578A6.74766E70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My guys  (- - ah-h, I = meant “most guys” ) change it out = on about a 5 year cycle, but I know of an EZ that has flown for 15 years with the Nylaflow.

 

Al

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Anderson
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:18 = AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Brake Line Incident Photos

 

David, it was aluminum = tubing which is what's called for on the RV-6A brake system.  However, in = hindsight - thinking about the low fatigue life of flexing aluminum, I think = there are better choices.

 

Ed

=

----- Original Message = -----

From: David Carter

Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:04 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Line Incident Photos

 

Ed, what kind of brake line = was that?

 

David

 

----- Original Message = -----

From: Ed Anderson

Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:58 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Brake Line Incident Photos

 

For those interested (and = may not have seen them) , here are a few photos of my brake line fire = incident.

 

  Big chunk got blown = out of brake line as can be seen from Brakelines.jpg photo.  Effect of = resin burning seen on wheel pant photos.  Once the line broke, the next = time I depressed the brake pedal, a fireball from the wheel to over the wing = resulted from spraying the hydraulic fluid over the hot brake assembly.  The = flash point of the fluid is only 240F!  I am going to investigate some = stuff with a bit higher flash point {:>)

 

 

Ed

 

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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