REFLECTOR: Why you don't want to be overweight on landing....

[Brian Michalk]

Agreed.  Kinetic energy must be converted to heat in order to stop.

So, why is it that the Clevelands perform better?  Do they have a higher 
thermal mass?  Does the brake material ablate away, throwing off the 
high temp caliper bits?

We have sodium cooled rods which I find a dubious benefit (would like 
for someone to explain that one to my satisfaction).  However, we don't 
have sodium cooled rotors.  Seems like phase change from solid to liquid 
would do wonders for brake capacity.

Scott Derrick wrote:
> less heat??  hmmmmm....  probably not.
> 
> Tom wrote:
>> Hot Stuff!! I swapped out to Clevelands a few months ago. Huge 
>> improvement in braking action with less heat.
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