Apr 04, 2009     Brake lines - (2.1 hours)       Category: Controls

The brake lines are finished except for the 90-degree bends at the bottom that will connect to the landing gear legs. (These bends will be made after the gear is attached for good.)

I spent a lot of time getting these lines just right, especially the double bends near the center fittings, since they'll be partially visible from the cockpit.

I ended up supporting the lines with an Adel clamp on each side. Because there's no stiffener angle at the bottom of the bulkhead on the left side, and therefore no convenient place to fasten an Adel clamp, I made a standoff from a short piece of 1/8" aluminum tubing and a couple of washers.

For anti-chafe on the brake lines where they enter the gear towers, I installed a grommet hole protector on the edges of each of the holes. Eventually, I might also put some heavy-duty shrink-tube on the lines in those locations.