BVM smooth stop

Model Airplane News, Nov 1999 by Chianelli, Chris

"OK; who has been leaving those skid marks on the tarmac, huh?" No longer must you fear the scolding of your club's "field marshal" because you can now have Bob Violett Models' (BVM) Smooth Stop brake valve. What makes this system the hot ticket is that you can have completely proportional braking action with your BVM or similar brake system, and it doesn't put any load on your brake servo at any setting-even with 65psi of brake pressure. The valve is small enough to be used with virtually any scale project, and it can be run off the same reservoir source as your retracts. It's also extremely light-only 2 1/2 ounces with a servo. Each application uses 1 only to 2psi of pressure. If you need more stopping muscle, run a separate air-tank line to it and increase your brake pressure to 85psi.

Bob Violett Models, 170 State Rd. 419, Winter Springs, FL 32708; (407) 327-6333; fax (407) 327-5020.