On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Christopher M. Delling wrote:
> Stupid question time folks! I have owned two LBC's in my lifetime,
> first a '72 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV, and currently a '77 MGB (Yes, I came
> to my senses and bought an MG). I was reading a history of MGA last
> night, and reference was made to a Fly-Off brake handle. O.K., here is
> the stupid question - what is a fly-0ff brake handle?
I've read the other replies to this query, but I don't quite agree with
them. The fly-off handle is a stock item. Most brakes ratchet as you
pull them on, then you push a button to release them, holding the button
down until the brake is fully off. The fly-off operates differently. You
pull the brake on, then push the button to set the brake. When you want
to release it, you simply pull up a bit more, let it go, and it "flies
off."
You can do hand brake turns nicely with it, as somebody else pointed out,
and if you are doing a le Mans start, I suppose it saves a half second or
so.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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