X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.253.156.46] (HELO canformail1.canfor.ca) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 860876 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:56:17 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.253.156.46; envelope-from=Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5F782.B80CD6B0" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's High Energy Brakes Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:55:25 -0800 Message-ID: <091A2D42FAF91A41B84750D269FC97E72B31D1@canformail1.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's High Energy Brakes Thread-Index: AcX3f4JtqcoOjT9oQEaCEIgXGcseUAAAhO0A From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F782.B80CD6B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok thanks Ed.=20 I'm assuming that your Michelins are Condors? I'll look up the ACS brake upgrade and continue to evaluate my own braking performance. =20 Todd (need to install a tailhook) When I had the older tires (forget the brand but they were provided with the kit), I could not lock them up although I did leave 300 ft of rubber from an aborted take off. I now have the Michelins and had not been able to leave rubber from hard braking (don't know what that says but that was before the new rotor) Now, I have not tried to leave rubber with the new rotor, but they do appear to maintain steady braking action even when heated - the old ones would fade at that point. I suspect that if you have a tail dragger, it might be best to stay with Van's stock - as you don't want to end up on your nose. But, with a training wheel up front, you can reallllllyyyyy get on the binders hard without worry. =20 The new high energy brakes get their 40% greater stopping power apparently from the thicker rotor dissipating the heat from the pads better and less warping and wobbling of the rotor plate under pressure. =20 ED ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F782.B80CD6B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Ok thanks Ed.
    I'm assuming that your Michelins = are Condors?=20 I'll look up the ACS brake upgrade and continue to evaluate my own = braking=20 performance.
 
Todd     (need to install a = tailhook)

When I had the older tires (forget the brand = but they=20 were provided with the kit), I could not lock them up although I did = leave 300=20 ft of rubber from an aborted take off.  I now have the Michelins = and had=20 not been able to leave rubber from hard braking (don't know what that = says but=20 that was before the new rotor)  Now, I have not tried to leave = rubber=20 with the new rotor, but they do appear to maintain steady braking = action=20 even when heated - the old ones would fade at that=20 point.    I suspect that if you have a tail dragger, it = might=20 be best to stay with Van's stock - as you don't want to end up on your = nose.  But, with a training wheel up front, you can = reallllllyyyyy get on=20 the binders hard without worry.
 
The new high energy brakes get their 40% = greater=20 stopping power apparently from the thicker rotor dissipating the heat = from the=20 pads better and less warping and wobbling of the rotor plate under=20 pressure.
 
ED
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