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From: "wrightdg" <wrightdg@davincibb.net>
To: "rebel builders" <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: Rebel spring gear weight
I'mI'm not entirely sure more braking is wise. FOKM has the old Matco gold
colored wheels with the small brakes and I can lift the tail up with
hard braking on pavement. How much more would one really want? Why?
On Thu, 2006-19-01 at 14:44 -0500, Bob Patterson wrote:Hi John !
Matco make a silver wheel that has much better braking - only
a bit heavier..... or maybe the silver wheel brakes could be
fitted....
The Rotec engines do look good, especially on a Renegade,
BUT - they are a LOT heavier -- in the 220 - 240 lb range,
vs about 158 for a complete installed 912, with oil & coolant...
I'm with you on the Jabirus - still old air-cooled technology,
and they are also heavier than the 912, for less power...
.....bobp
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On Thursday 19 January 2006 12:40 pm, John Kramer wrote:Thanks Bob,
More excellent information I can use. I do have the gold wheels and
the Matco lady at Oshkosh has told me there are ways to improve the
brakes; though I've considered new wheels and brakes as the previous
kit owner let corrosion steal the pretty. The Rotax has jumped way
up in my considerations as the Jabiru owners at my local EAA chapter
have had to open theirs up and fix the insides too often, on low time
engines, to suit me. But just like with women, beautiful still turns
my head so I keep drooling on the Rotec pictures; they ran me off at
Oshkosh -- said I was going to make it all rusty.
John...
At 10:16 PM 01/18/06, you wrote:
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