Gents, have a brake to win the NATS.



A transformer from an old Philips amplifier.

Some pictures of my attempt to make a MODERN brushless (nose) wheel brake to use on the Oldest Taurus on Earth and other planes in the future.
Same principle as the brushless motors, only used as a brake/generator.
I will try this brake to compare with the other principles.

Some technical bla bla.

12 nuts, 16 neodymium magnets. “star” connecting of the coils. The four coils of each phase switched parallel so I can use probably the relative thin transformer wire and try also other diagrams. (Cheap!)

Wiring through the hollow axle of ¼" / 6 mm diameter to a proportional brake controller. (maybe 8 mm axle)

Profits:

With the right controller(s) I even can pick up the points for "proto taxi" after a "dead stick", because why no use a four quadrant variable speed drive (so with brake) on the mains? And then I even can taxi "backwards" if I want.

There is no mechanical connection needed so I can use these also on the retracts of the Orion and switch them with the tailwheel switch to prevent “nose over”. So only generate brake power with ground contact of the tail wheel.

Better and adjustable synchronizing of left and right main wheel brake when used on mainwheels

Brake power? Maybe feed back in the battery when used electrical propulsion in the future just as the brake power of the propulsion engine. I my situation a resistor and/or power transistors will consume the power.
Taurus, (and Orion) still going strong.


Oh BTW Rusty, when you read this post!
I did find this post of you in the thread: "Ed Kazmirski's Taurus", post 1866, date 28 - 9 - 2009.

I think you did want to ask me "Cees am I right?"
My answer is :
"No Rusty, read post 647 of Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus!"


Cees