> > 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 flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj
