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X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Standard Xair handbrake ?

 

I fitted a rachet type handbrake between seats and was noted by the bmaa about that time. I may still have the drawings. It does take some engineering if you have the facilities
Steve Rance

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Hi, can anyone give me information on the availability of a retrofit handbrake for the standard Xair ( built in 2000 in UK ) please ?
 

Hello Huw,

I noted in the UK Modification Book (Revised 08/03) that Optional Modification number 18 is a Parking Brake. In the description of the modification is this statement:? "If you are fitting an engine with a pull start then a parking brake kit may be purchased from Xair."

I therefore wrote to the UK Agent, Wessex Light Aviation Co in August 2010 enquiring the availability of a Modification Kit.? This
is the reply, "Unfortunately there are no modification kits for the brakes you have asked about. You can do your own modifications and submit them to the BMAA but this can be a long and difficult route to take!!!
Sorry I cannot help further
Best regards”

I didn't pursue this 'nice to have in case I go to a hard runway' idea further.

Why write that a kit was available yet on enquiry, it wasn't?? It was most unprofessional of a company which must have been holding CAA Authorisations to be kit providers and UK Engineering Authority.? I was very disappointed and since that only e-mail exchange, I had nothing further to do with them, sourcing my parts instead from the European Agent in France.

So Huw, may I suggest having a read of Optional Modification 18 which gives one a diagram of how the additional brake system works and proceed from there?? I don't remember now where I got the Modification Book as it didn't come with the aircraft when I bought it.? You could try asking here:?
or Seamus' site in Ireland:? ? where you follow every X'air button until you come to a page with 4 columns of links then in the second column, select Downloads.? The UK Mod book is in column one there.

I hope that helps a bit.

John B
 

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There was a handbrake kit available at one time made in uk, it was a UK requirement by the BMAA for versions that had a pull start rather than electric start.
That is why it is detailed in the UK Section S mod book??(available to download on my site )
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It was a fairly?clumsy over centre lever screwed to the floor that pulled two extras cables fitted to the brake levers, not many were fitted.
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Seamus
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Subject: Re: X-Air Ultralight Aircraft Standard Xair handbrake ?

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Hello Huw,

I noted in the UK Modification Book (Revised 08/03) that Optional Modification number 18 is a Parking Brake. In the description of the modification is this statement:? "If you are fitting an engine with a pull start then a parking brake kit may be purchased from Xair."

I therefore wrote to the UK Agent, Wessex Light Aviation Co in August 2010 enquiring the availability of a Modification Kit.? This
is the reply, "Unfortunately there are no modification kits for the brakes you have asked about. You can do your own modifications and submit them to the BMAA but this can be a long and difficult route to take!!!
Sorry I cannot help further
Best regards”

I didn't pursue this 'nice to have in case I go to a hard runway' idea further.

Why write that a kit was available yet on enquiry, it wasn't?? It was most unprofessional of a company which must have been holding CAA Authorisations to be kit providers and UK Engineering Authority.? I was very disappointed and since that only e-mail exchange, I had nothing further to do with them, sourcing my parts instead from the European Agent in France.

So Huw, may I suggest having a read of Optional Modification 18 which gives one a diagram of how the additional brake system works and proceed from there?? I don't remember now where I got the Modification Book as it didn't come with the aircraft when I bought it.? You could try asking here:?
or Seamus' site in Ireland:? ? where you follow every X'air button until you come to a page with 4 columns of links then in the second column, select Downloads.? The UK Mod book is in column one there.

I hope that helps a bit.

John B

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