REFLECTOR: Main Gear Brake Heat Sheild

[Jack Prock]

My kit is a 2002 and it came with phonelic shields  http://phenolic-sheets-rods-tubes.com/.
Basically a heat shield that you place between the brake disk and the gear leg. If I didn't have that, I
would have probably made a heat shield out of 1/4" aluminum or something
similar. You really just need something to block the radiant heat from the brake disk. 
So anything that shields the leg.

I am not flying yet, so my comments are anecdotal. I would think you could also
wrap the leg with some insulating material and then with aluminum tape or something
similar (kinda ugly though)

Jack
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bachman, Jonathan 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:05 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Brake Heat Sheild


  I guess I should have made two threads from the beginning.  I have now split out the brake line thread from the brake heat shield thread.  Does the factory include a shield in the current kits?  Or do they supply instructions on how to make some?

   

  Jon

   


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  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Bachman, Jonathan
  Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:05 AM
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Brake Heat Sheild

   

  What is the best way to add some protection to the main gear legs to prevent overheating from the brake disks after heavy usage?  My plane has nothing, no shield, no wrap, and no AL tape.  I've read about the problems that overheating the gear leg can cause and I don't want to have to go there.

   

   

  Thanks

   

  Jon Bachman

  N956DR

  Std RG 



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