X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:26:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f43.google.com ([209.85.216.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6486385 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:38:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.43; envelope-from=mehapgood@gmail.com Received: by mail-qa0-f43.google.com with SMTP id k15so1469091qaq.9 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:37:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.229.251.201 with SMTP id mt9mr1907357qcb.26.1379943464213; Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:37:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.2.70] (rrcs-70-61-86-226.midsouth.biz.rr.com. [70.61.86.226]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id fy7sm42828575qeb.1.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:37:40 -0700 (PDT) References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <19DA6BDF-A026-4721-9BB2-861E5F8F6400@gmail.com> X-Original-Cc: Lancair Mailing List X-Mailer: iPad Mail (10B329) From: Matt Hapgood Subject: Re: [LML] Re: anti-skid (ABS) brakes on the Lancair X-Original-Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:37:39 -0400 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List If it was an icy runway I don't think I'd want to be landing my little Lanca= ir there! Matt On Sep 23, 2013, at 9:18 AM, Colyn Case wrote: > Interesting question. > I think there would be some new design involved to deal with the different= ial aspect.=20 > Imagine you have ice under the right main and bare pavement under the left= . You probably want the braking on the left reduced to match the right. Ye= t with bare pavement on both mains, you want to be able to command a turn. = =20 >=20 > You might get away with a "landing" mode which forces the two to match (so= rry, no help in a cross wind). Then you would turn the landing mode off to= taxi. >=20 > All in, if you have an icy runway, you might be better off with a reversib= le prop and no ABS. >=20 > Colyn >=20 > On Sep 23, 2013, at 8:08 AM, jeffrey liegner wrote: >=20 > I was at the airport on this beautiful Fall day and another builder (RV6) a= sked me about installing an ABS braking system on the Lancair to help with s= topping (without creating a flat spot). He reports that even BMW motocycles= have anti-skid brakes. >=20 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-lock_braking_system > BMW Motocycle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Absbrakes.jpg >=20 > Has anyone given anti-skid (ABS) brakes any consideration in the Lancair? = Just curious. >=20 > Jeff L > LIVP >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.htm= l >=20 >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.htm= l