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Cd · 11-23-2022, 03:49 PM

Thanks guys. Great advice.
This is just a 'backburner' idea.
I think it would cost too much to just do as a hobby, but I have had the idea for quite a while now. ( years ! )
I wouldn't replace the brakes, but rather suppliment them with the airbraking.
I would just have an R/C servo that is trigger on and off by the brake light elecrical current.
In addition to braking, the flaps would also add downforce at just the right time that you need it most.

I wonder why something like this has never caught on.

Pedestrian safety laws perhaps ?

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Thanks guys. Great advice. This is just a 'backburner' idea. I think it would cost too much to just do as a hobby, but I have had the idea for quite a while now. ( years ! ) I wouldn't replace the brakes, but rather suppliment them with the airbraking. I would just have an R/C servo that is trigger on and off by the brake light elecrical current. In addition to braking, the flaps would also add downforce at just the right time that you need it most. I wonder why something like this has never caught on. Pedestrian safety laws perhaps ?