On Aug 5, 5:17*am, Stealth Pilot
wrote:
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:32:15 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"

wrote:

"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message
.. .
comments stand.

Even though you have been proven wrong by multiple posters?

I've never even commented on most of the posts. why would I? they are
entitled to their opinions. besides the increased turnover in spare
parts helps to keep the cost down.

I was taught by a number of very high time instructors back in the
70's that insert subject line here, exactly as I posted in the
original post.

no poster has proven me wrong.

brakes are brakes and they can be used for many purposes. some cause
little wear while other uses so abuse the systems that they almost
melt. whether you see that as a design intent is no matter to me. I
dont care, but it seemed necessary to point out just what good
airmanship practise was.

when I put new pads on earlier this year I broke one so I actually
have one of the pads sitting 2inches from my space bar as I type.
I calculated that it has a surface area of no more than 1.57 square
inches. when you brake hard in the aircraft they get fitted to you are
using no more than 6 and a quarter square inches of pad to stop a one
thousand five hundred pound weight aircraft.
as for standing on the brakes sure it can be done but at some
considerable abuse to the braking systems.
the concept is one of half m vee squared's worth of energy being
converted to heat by 6 or so square inches of pad.

you're obviously far more conversant with the engineering than I am so
I defer to your superior skills.
Dont mind if I continue to get 5 or 6 years out of a set of pads
though.
Stealth Pilot

That brake pads wear out is no surprise. They are designed to do
that. That you can 'baby' a set long past what is considered normal
useage is also true. It doesn't make them 'not designed to do what
they are there for' though. As to be proven wrong: Read back and
follow a coule cites that have been posted.

If you want anyone to lend credance to your 'theory' - post a cite of
your own that says they aren't meant to stop planes. Claiming 'well
Joe Blow and Jjohn Doe told me that' goes exactly nowhere as proof.

Harry K