investigating Hornet rudder pedal travel

[Dragon1-1]

The rudder pedals in the Hornet cockpit don't actually move like the real thing. The pedals are a fixed bar rotating around a pivot, with a rather short travel and no mechanism for keeping the pedal surface straight. Any references to +-5 inches of travel refer to pedals adjustment range. The actual travel is +-1 inch. They are actually very similar to how F-16 pedals work, and the Viper's cockpit depicts them correctly. I know it's probably not top priority, but it'd be nice to see that addressed.

[BIGNEWY]

please attach any reference material you have to show this. 

 

thanks

[Dragon1-1]

10 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

please attach any reference material you have to show this. 

Much obliged:

I do not have much more information on those, other than these are from the real Hornet. You can see the pedal adjustment gizmo near the front, and the track they move on, as well as the pivoting bar and details of toebrake rollers. It's an earlier model than what we have, as evidenced by the toe guards (they were supposedly done away with at some point).

 

I take no credit and claim no ownership of those photos, they were originally posted on OpenHornet project Discord.

Edited April 29, 2021 by Dragon1-1

[BIGNEWY]

Thanks for the info. I will run it past the team.