Mark, If your feet aren't in place to stop the pedal it could go so that one hits the firewall and one the floor. And Luscombs have heel brakes. Bill Higdon
> > > And the reason is shown by a friends accident back in the mid 60's he > > > was flying along in his Luscombe 8E when one of the rudder springs > > > broke. The other peddle went to the firewall with no way in flight to > > > get it back to neutral. > > You guys have mentioned that if the rudder spring fails that the pedal will > fall towards the firewall and possibly to the floor if the pedal is mounted > far enough from the firewall. Honestly, that type of failure should never > happen even without a closed loop. Here's why....The left rudder cable runs > from the rudder down the left inside of the fuselage to the left rudder > pedal on pilots side. The cable does not go to the firewall. From the pedal > to the firewall there is a spring. The right rudder cable runs from the > rudder down the right inside of the fuselage to the right rudder pedal on > passenger side. Again, the cable does not go to the firewall. From the pedal > to the firewall there is a spring. Thus if one of the tension springs were > to break, the only way the pedal can fall is toward the pilot. There is no > way the pedal will fall toward the firewall unless a cable breaks. If a > spring does break, your feet will keep the pedals up and taught enought to > utilize the rudder. Secondly, If you have toe brakes like I do, then the > brake cylinder will prevent the pedal from falling all the way to the floor > if you were to remove your feet. > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Wales, WI USA > E-mail me at [email protected] > Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
