X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp105.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.204] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with SMTP id 801452 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:05:08 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.204; envelope-from=dcarter11@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 24909 invoked from network); 1 Nov 2005 03:04:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO davidsdell8200) (dcarter11@sbcglobal.net@67.41.160.246 with login) by smtp105.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Nov 2005 03:04:23 -0000 Message-ID: <003d01c5de90$f49c2d60$6401a8c0@davidsdell8200> From: "David Carter" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Brake size (was Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:04:20 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003A_01C5DE56.47BA42B0" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C5DE56.47BA42B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, I've missed what kind of "brake upgrade" you did. If the original = Van's/Cleveland? brakes didn't have enough energy absorption "power", = what did you replace them with? Are you still using the stock Van's = size wheels and tires or something bigger in dia to allow for bigger = brake disc and pads? What kind of options do we have for "size" of brakes? David ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:26 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Hope to see you there next year, Mark. =20 Sounds like you are making good progress (when visitors are not = present I was wondering about your brake size, I am real happy with my = brake up-grade, just feels like I have more authority over where the = aircraft goes. I calculated the ft-lbs of energy required to stop my = RV-6A from 60 MPH and decided that the old brakes were marginal - = especially with my somewhat heavier aircraft. =20 . Ed A ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C5DE56.47BA42B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed, I've missed what kind of "brake = upgrade" you=20 did.  If the original Van's/Cleveland? brakes didn't have enough = energy=20 absorption "power", what did you replace them with?  Are you still = using=20 the stock Van's size wheels and tires or something bigger in dia to = allow for=20 bigger brake disc and pads?
 
What kind of options do we have for = "size" of=20 brakes?
 
David
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From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 = 9:26=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady = Bend=20 Report

Hope to see you there next year, Mark. =20
 
<snip> Sounds like you are making good = progress=20 (when visitors are not present I was = wondering about=20 your brake size, I am real happy with my brake up-grade, just feels = like I=20 have more authority over where the aircraft goes.  I calculated = the=20 ft-lbs of energy required to stop my RV-6A from 60 MPH and decided = that the=20 old brakes were marginal - especially with my somewhat heavier = aircraft. =20
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Ed A
 
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