Well, harvest is done, so back to the shop. In August I did some research on wheels and brakes up at Oshkosh, and decided to go with Beringer. Wheels and brakes are not included in the Seqair kits. The most commonly used are Cleveland 5.00 x 5. Those have steel rims and the Falco pilots I have talked to all want a little more braking power. The Beringer wheels are aluminum, and 5-6 lbs lighter. Saving 5-6 lbs is not a trivial matter in the Falco, as there are not many ways to do that. Several builders have changed their nose-wheels to Beringer, and they have told me if they were at my stage they would use Beringer for the main wheels, so that's what I'm doing. Another benefit is that the brake pads are much easier to change with these. Here's what came by FedEx the other day, from France:
The two red tubes are the master cylinders, one for the left wheel, one for the right. The blue chunk is a parking brake. The red block in front is an adjustable brake action limiter. When it is set properly, it will prevent the brakes from locking up. It's not quite an ABS system (there are no electronics), but more of a pressure limiter. The two boxes hold the brake fluid reservoirs. The axle nut on the right wheel will not tighten up properly because Beringer shipped it with the wrong threads. They have promised to machine new nuts for me with the 12 UNF threads I need.
