I bent up a couple of 1/16" aluminum tabs for the rudder pedal springs,
and verified that they would NOT interfere with the master cylinders.
So, I finally got the rudder pedals from AeroCad (they shipped them just
after getting back from Sun & Fun). I was a little
dissapointed - the aesthetic and dimensional quality left something to be
desired (even at $150 less than the Brock pedals). Definitely usable,
however - but not show quality. Anyway, I fitted the pedals as shown
with the 5/8" diameter tubing. I opened up the holes in the NG-30's for
the oilite bushings and then installed the pedals as per the plans with
foam, nutplates, and flox.
I bent up a couple of 1/16" aluminum tabs for the rudder pedal springs,
and verified that they would NOT interfere with the master cylinders.
Using MATCO master cylinders and the AeroCad pedals, I had to improvise a bit. I made the bits and pieces for the brake actuator tubes and rods (using the AeroCad plans as a base). I floxed and glassed angle brackets to the nose floor for the cylinder mounts, and left the tubing and rods oversize so that I could adjust the pedal position later.
You can also see the brake fluid reservoir caps bolted to the top of F-5. This seemed like a convenient and accessible place to locate them. I mounted them with nutplates.
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