RE: Nose gear brake
nose brakes were used mostly foe paved surfaces a long time ago when engines like the k&b greenhead 45 would only idle at about 3,000 r.p.m, most engines these days idle in the 2100 rpm range but on a paved surface could still cause a problem slowing down.I have a perigee plan somewhere that show how to make your own brake out of music wire brass tubing and monofilament fishing line.