Brakes can overheat!!
This from the rotary engine list. The pilot's nephew was photographing the landing and saw the fire before the pilot was aware of it. He grabbed a gallon of antifreeze and met the plane as it came to a stop and extinguished the flame. If it had been a fabric covered aircraft the outcome would probably have been totally different.
The pilot/builder had used a solid alum. brake line to the calipers filled with low flash point fluid. After this incident he switched to stainless flexible brake lines and high flash point brake fluid. Both excellent ideas. Also this is a very good reason not to run fuel vent lines down the gear legs. All of the above are highly recommended in the builders manual.
This from the rotary engine list. The pilot's nephew was photographing the landing and saw the fire before the pilot was aware of it. He grabbed a gallon of antifreeze and met the plane as it came to a stop and extinguished the flame. If it had been a fabric covered aircraft the outcome would probably have been totally different.
The pilot/builder had used a solid alum. brake line to the calipers filled with low flash point fluid. After this incident he switched to stainless flexible brake lines and high flash point brake fluid. Both excellent ideas. Also this is a very good reason not to run fuel vent lines down the gear legs. All of the above are highly recommended in the builders manual.
