Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #27305
From: David Carter <dcarter11@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Brake size (was Re: Shady Bend Report
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:04:20 -0700
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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 -----
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:26 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report

Hope to see you there next year, Mark. 
 
<snip> 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. 
<snip>.
 
Ed A
 
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