Saturday December 5, 2009
Brake/Rudder Pedal Assembly (Forward Fuselage)
5.2 Hours

I continued working on the two brake pedals. I finished drilling them, primed the angles, countersunk the rivet holes, and riveted everything together. Two completed brake pedals...

Next, I found the appropriate hardware and hinged the pedals into the steel rudder pedal assemblies.

I drilled out the end bushings and drilled bolt holes for the bushings into the auxiliary longerons. This required a trip to the hardware store for a #10 drill bit for drilling the UHMV plastic. You would normally use a #12 bit for 3/16" bolts, but the plastic tends to bind on the bolts a bit, so the hole has to be slightly larger.

Then, I bolted the assembly into the forward fuselage and installed the center bushing and bushing support bracket. Remember, everything is still upside-down on the fuselage.

Here's a close-up of the bushing and support bracket in the center.

Only thing left now is to drill the brake pedals for the holes that attach the master cylinders.

This work is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International