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n19z(at)dslextreme.com
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 Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: Brakes |
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A question for those flying. How useful are the differential brakes. I need to rig up a hand brake and it would be easier and lighter to use a single brake. I have no experiance flying with direct nosewheel steering, but differential brakes don't seem that useful except maybe in a cross wind.
I'm starting on a 750.
Happy New Year
Bruce Cruikshank
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John Bolding
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:16 am Post subject: Brakes |
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Flew a Tri Pacer for several yrs with a lever in the middle for both brakes. No reason it wouldn't work on the 701, lighter , cheaper, easier to build. I wouldn't want to have one lever on a tailwheel airplane but on a nose dragger no reason not to, good idea !!
John
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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: Brakes |
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Hi Bruce,
If you were flying a tail dragger, you'd need differential braking, but
for the steerable nose wheel, they only improve nose wheel steering or
assist when
you're on just the mains in a landing. I'd have them regardless. If
toe brakes are not possible, do consider heel brakes.
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
Bruce Cruikshank wrote:
| Quote: | A question for those flying. How useful are the differential brakes.
I need to rig up a hand brake and it would be easier and lighter to
use a single brake. I have no experiance flying with direct nosewheel
steering, but differential brakes don't seem that useful except maybe
in a cross wind.
I'm starting on a 750.
Happy New Year
Bruce Cruikshank
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dwilde(at)clearwire.net
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject: Brakes |
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I would recommend differential braking. With the 701 and just using the
nose wheel steering, the turning radius is quite large. With
differential braking, I can turn the plane in a very short circle by
locking one wheel and giving it a burst of power. This is quite handy
on narrow strips such as I have.
Dan Wilde
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