Pneumatics question
Okay guys,
I'm probably going to get blasted for this, but I'd rather be made fun of by a bunch of strangers than the guys at school, so here it goes...
I know pneumatics are a tremendous weight savings and I'm sure that for the most part pneumatic systems are quite sufficient. Even so - I can't bring myself to have as much faith in it as I do hydraulics.
I'm probably clinging to illusions here, but it seems to me that once you blow that air charge--you're scr*w*d--and at least you have some residual pressure with hydraulic systems.
So, am I out of line here? Are pneumatic systems as reliable as hydraulic systems? 'Cause in my gut--I don't buy it.
------------------
Un diva très doué.
I should've made it clear I'm refering to situations where the integrity of the system has been compromised - a failure of some kind.
[This message has been edited by mriya225 (edited 14 November 2000).]