X-Mozilla-Keys:                                                                                 
Michael McGee wrote:

I've melted a nylon brake line on my RV-4.  Interestingly it failed when I
pulled the plane out the NEXT time I went out (a couple of days later) when
I tested the brakes before rolling away from the hanger.  I put a 1 ft
length of AL brake line at the caliper as a heat sink.  The gear leg
fairings were all glassed up and I didn't want to cut into them to change
the whole line.  Of course now I don't need it 60 hours later since I've
learned the plane.  (It was when I first got it and was doing practice high
speed taxi and was just on the brake too much.  Yes, now I know, you aren't
really supposed to do high speed taxi tests in one of these.)
Mike  N996RV

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