fix the brakes

[BMSaw]

Why must I 'pump' the brakes on landing for them to work properly?  I would like to be able to touch down and press and hold the brakes and stop.  Is that too much to ask?

[Debonair]

just catch the 1st wire & you shouldn't have any trouble

[Rino]

Just think of all the effort you could save...cause it's REALLY hard to
release the button and push it AGAIN!

[Airscrew]

Originally posted by BMSaw
Why must I 'pump' the brakes on landing for them to work properly?  I would like to be able to touch down and press and hold the brakes and stop.  Is that too much to ask?

Saw,  you should talk to your crew chief, sounds like you got air in your brake lines, tell em to bleed the brakes and check for fluid leaks.

my brakes work fine, no need to pump:cool:

[cav58d]

Originally posted by Rino
Just think of all the effort you could save...cause it's REALLY hard to
release the button and push it AGAIN!

Why should we have too...The break modelling is so bad that even when all breaks are compressed, if you move the engine anywhere past 50% power you start rolling

[Simaril]

Originally posted by cav58d
Why should we have too...The break modelling is so bad that even when all breaks are compressed, if you move the engine anywhere past 50% power you start rolling

Really, is this bad modelling? Should 2000hp engine tied to full pitch prop be overcome by brakes?

[Kermit de frog]

Originally posted by cav58d
Why should we have too...The break modelling is so bad that even when all breaks are compressed, if you move the engine anywhere past 50% power you start rolling

Wow

You must be a pilot or maybe an aviation mechanic or at least someone who knows something about airplanes and not just someone with an opinion.

If brakes COULD hold an aircraft still, the airplane would just tip forward and the prop would probably hit the ground.

[Clifra Jones]

If I land my KI-84 in a nice 3-point landing I'm going about 70mph, apply full back stick and apply breaks. I stop quite quickly. If I'm going to fast the nse will rock down and I have to release the breaks or risk a prop strike.

Sounds like they work as they should.

Oh, and if you apply full military power and the breaks held the wheels in place you would rock forward and smash you nose into the runway.

[Karnak]

Interesting just post war story of flying Spit XIVs off of a jeep carrier.

They set the brakes to bind tighter than normal, then they pilot revved up the engine and when the Spit starter to roll (yes, roll with over tightened brakes), the pilot would let the brakes go and accelerate down the deck.


So in short, WWII aircraft brakes could not restrain the aircraft from rolling when power was applied.

[Booz]

Gear up landing stops as fast as a buff drone