X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1020303 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:19:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-065-188-083-049.carolina.res.rr.com [65.188.83.49]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j5OEIGY5003401 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:18:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701c578c7$9129d4f0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Line Incident Photos Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:18:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C578A6.09DC8B80" 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_0004_01C578A6.09DC8B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 -----=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 Ed, what kind of brake line was that? David ----- 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 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C578A6.09DC8B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
David, it was aluminum tubing which is what's = called for=20 on the RV-6A brake system.  However, in hindsight - thinking = about the=20 low fatigue life of flexing aluminum, I think there are better=20 choices.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Carter
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 = 9:04 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake = Line=20 Incident Photos

Ed, what kind of brake line was=20 that?
 
David
 
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ed=20 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=20 are a few photos of my brake line fire incident.
 
  Big chunk got blown out of brake line = as can be=20 seen from Brakelines.jpg photo.  Effect of resin burning seen on = wheel=20 pant photos.  Once the line broke, the next time I depressed the = brake=20 pedal, a fireball from the wheel to over the wing resulted from = spraying the=20 hydraulic fluid over the hot brake assembly.  The flash point of = the=20 fluid is only 240F!  I am going to investigate some stuff with a = bit=20 higher flash point {:>)
 
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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