X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 853715 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:01:19 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jB1N0X1u008983 for ; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:00:33 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000301c5f6cb$06b1d980$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:00:29 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Ok, Ernest, sounds like a good plan. Real lines to the calipers are the key. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:52 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: fuel/brake lines > Ed Anderson wrote: > >> Having had aluminum brake line tube fail from fatigue, causing a >> uncommanded departure from the runway, resulting in a fireball which >> ignited my wheel pant, I would suggest you consider "real" brake lines >> (SS braided with Teflon lining). But, just a personal opinion of >> course. >> > ...and a good one at that. My plan is to run the aluminum 'in the > middle'. I'll have a real line from the reservoir to the master cyliner, > and then to an anchored bulkhead fitting. The aluminum picks it up from > there, running to a T and across to each wheel where it terminates in > another anchored bulkhead fitting at the outer main gear pivot blocks. > Real lines pick it up to carry it down to the calipers. I think this is > the best compromise for weight, cost, and easy maintenance. I'd want to > have each of those fittings and anchor points even if I ran the real brake > line everywhere. > > -- > ,|"|"|, | > ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta | > o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org | > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/