REFLECTOR: Parking Brake
Jim Agnew
jim_agnew_2 at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 28 19:06:49 CST 2011
I've had one for years and it works just fine. Pump the brakes up hard and pull
the cable to lock the brakes. When you are ready to go just push the cable in
and go.
Jim
James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying
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From: Velocity <VelocityXL at fastmail.fm>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 4:52:38 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Parking Brake
VALVE
* Innovative design allows control lever to be attached in any of four
positions as well as on either side of valve body.
* Internal poppet valves insure easy, secure operation.
* Body is drilled for mounting with two 3/16" bolts.
* Valve body dimensions: 1.5"x2.0"x0.75"
* Control arm has 45° of travel.
* Max operating pressure: 1,200 psi.
* For use with MIL-H-5606 Hydraulic Fliud.
* Weight: 0.32 lbs.
* Side or top inlet ports: 1/8"NPT
* Outlet ports: 1/8" Female NPT or -4 Flare.
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Is this it? So how does it work ,Step on the brakes then lock it with this
device?
Ron
----- Original Message -----
>From: aminetech at bluefrog.com
>To: jerry at jlbent.com ; Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:29 PM
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Parking Brake
>
>
>I have a parking brake installed, but never used it. I'll have to look and see
>how it's installed. When I recently replaced the brake shoes, one of the pucs
>popped out when I was pushing them in. Obviously air got in, but it was very
>easy to bleed out. That's probably not the same as a new system that can have
>air throughout the lines.
>
>John
>
>--- jerry at jlbent.com wrote:
>
>From: <jerry at jlbent.com>
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Parking Brake
>Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:21:13 -0500
>
>
>I don't know if there was something unique in the installation on 44VF, but we
>had nothing but brake bleeding problems until we removed the parking brake. I
>could just have been the line routing that was required to locate it on the
>bottom of the panel, but since it was removed, we have, for the first time, been
>completely successful in bleeding the brakes. Of couse we have refined
>the technique with all of the practice and tools we have tried.
>
>Just a note about bleeding. We have tried every combination and technique to
>bleed the brakes and finally have it sorted out. I think the parking brake mask
>the best approach. That is the simple oil can pumping fluid up from the
>caliper. We have tried vacuum bleeding, raising the nose way up to make
>everything flow uphill, high pressure fluid source, vacuum degass the fluid and
>none of them worked very well until we removed the parking brake. We used the
>pressure bleed from the bottom after that and it seemed to work, but we would
>eventually find a few more bubbles. Then we thought, maybe the pressure
>container is putting air in the fluid that escapes after the fluid is in the
>lines. That seems to have been the issue. Now bleeding seems to be very quick
>and easy (still messy).
>
>I would be interested to know how the lines were routed on those Velos that have
>the parking brake and no trouble bleeding the brakes.
>
>
>Jerry Brainard
>Jerry at JLBEnt.com
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>From: Andy Millin
>To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
>Subject: REFLECTOR: Parking Brake
>Sent: Jan 28 '11 11:21am
>
>
>I have the Matco parking brake.
>I havent installed it yet.
>I flipped the switch builder switch about a year ago from Thats what I want to
>Only if you need it to fly.
>
>It is sitting on the shelf.
>I can add it later.
>:)
>Andy
>From:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of
>Bachman, Jonathan
>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:22 AM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Annunicators?
>Andy,
>Did you pick the MATCO valve, or which?
>Jon Bachman
>575 430-9724
>N956DR Std RG
>jonathan.bachman at mtsi-va.com
>From:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of
>Andy Millin
>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 7:14 AM
>To: 'Velocity xl'; 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Annunicators?
>It isnt in the manual. You gotta wanna.
>www.aircraftspruce.com
>:)
>From:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of
>Velocity xl
>Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:37 PM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Annunicators?
>Parking Brakes???? How is this done? Must have missed it in the manual. Where is
>
>it in the manual ?
>Ron
----- Original Message -----
From:Rene Dugas
To:geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com ; 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Sent:Thursday, January 27, 2011 6:43 PM
Subject:Re: REFLECTOR: Annunicators?
Attached a pic of my LEDs. The switch activates all for test. The Yellows are
now the doors.
Rene
From:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of
Geoff Gerhardt
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:30 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Annunicators?
Don,
I'm working on my panel as well. This is what I have planned for
my annunciator panel:
Pilot Door Ajar (RED)
Co-Plot Door Ajar (RED)
Speed Brake Down (YELLOW)
Fuel Pump On (GREEN)
Pitot Heat On (GREEN)
Alternator Out (RED)
Starter Engaged (GREEN)
Lower Gear (RED) (i.e. warning to lower gear)
In addition to the visual warning, red warning indicators will be connected to
an audio alert wired into an unswitched input on the audio panel.
Geoff
http://thegerhardts.com/velocity
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Don Johnston <don at numa.aero> wrote:
So I'm thinking about building an annunicator panel (with a "Push-to-Test" and
dimmer).
Currently the list of indicators I have come up with is:
Pilot Door Unsafe - RED
CoPilot Door Unsafe - RED
Low Voltage - RED
Low Oil Press - RED
Nose Gear Down - GREEN
Left Main Down - GREEN
Right Main Down - GREEN
Fuel Pump On - AMBER
Hydraulic Pump On - AMBER
Pitot Heat - AMBER
I'm going to have a pair of GRT displays so I'm thinking the low voltage, low
oil press would be provided by their engine monitoring and would be unnecessary
on an annunicator.
What else would be good to have on an annunicator panel? Landing, nav and strobe
lights?
Don Johnston
XL-RG
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>one for years on my velocity
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