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Do you have pictures of your set up Ralph? If so can you email them to me
or post them to the server please?

Thank you,

Ted Waltman
ted@i1ci.com

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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Ralph
Baker
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 8:18 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Rudder pedals

I went through multiple (think weight saving!) drilling to mount the MAM
rudder pedals and brake square tubes. Finally decided there had to be a
better way to avoid all the monkey linkage and possible over center lockup.
Note we had the bent tubes and mounted the brake tube to the floor and still
no joy.

Final result was a bunch of 4130 from ACS and fabricated a knockoff of the
rudder pedal setup as used on the Just Aircraft and the Bearhawk. Much
neater and confidence inspiring as there is only one cross tube and brake
lockup can't occur. The only downside is an additional set of master
cylinders is required in addition to much hacksaw and file work, and
welding. This is one mod I would do again.
Ralph Baker



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A stone in a die grinder will save a lot of filing for quick steel tube
work.

Four master cylinders has worked out well for me but it is a lot of
plumbing.

Ken

Ralph Baker wrote:

Ted,
They are welded but I am still cleaning them up and painting. Not yet installed. I am not sure a picture will convey enough information as I had to study the real thing for a good while to understand how they worked and the dimensional relationships. Actually not that complicated to build once I figured it out. A Joint Jigger would have made it a snap by replacing a great deal of hand filing. Once they are installed and operating properly I will attempt to convey the information in a usable form. Meanwhile, if you go to any airshows do look at the Bearhawk and Just aiplanes. One look is worth a thousand of my words at least.
Ralph
Or, if anyone gets to Sumter, South Carolina (SMS) I will be glad to show you what I have done and maybe the Just that is being built here

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You can get some idea of the Bearhawk rudder pedals on this link.

http://www.bearhawkaircraft.com/Builder ... sMain.html. Then go to
Robbie Staton's pictures and then to Bearhawk018.jpg.

There are also some detailed pictures of the rudder pedal construction
on Eric Newton's plans built site at http://mybearhawk.com. Go to
Fuselage and then scroll down to Flight Controls.

Hope this helps.

Joe 279R

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Ralph Baker
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:16 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] rudder pedals


Ted,
They are welded but I am still cleaning them up and painting. Not yet
installed. I am not sure a picture will convey enough information as I
had to study the real thing for a good while to understand how they
worked and the dimensional relationships. Actually not that complicated
to build once I figured it out. A Joint Jigger would have made it a
snap by replacing a great deal of hand filing. Once they are installed
and operating properly I will attempt to convey the information in a
usable form. Meanwhile, if you go to any airshows do look at the
Bearhawk and Just aiplanes. One look is worth a thousand of my words at
least. Ralph Or, if anyone gets to Sumter, South Carolina (SMS) I will
be glad to show you what I have done and maybe the Just that is being
built here



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Yes, there are many good photos on that site and Robbie Stanton's. I
especially like the way the Bearhawk puts the control assembly out of the
way (under the seats, I presume). I think that would be an easy mod for our
Rebel.

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Joe
Ronco
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 6:06 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] rudder pedals

You can get some idea of the Bearhawk rudder pedals on this link.

http://www.bearhawkaircraft.com/Builder ... sMain.html. Then go to
Robbie Staton's pictures and then to Bearhawk018.jpg.

There are also some detailed pictures of the rudder pedal construction
on Eric Newton's plans built site at http://mybearhawk.com. Go to
Fuselage and then scroll down to Flight Controls.

Hope this helps.

Joe 279R

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Ralph Baker
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:16 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] rudder pedals


Ted,
They are welded but I am still cleaning them up and painting. Not yet
installed. I am not sure a picture will convey enough information as I
had to study the real thing for a good while to understand how they
worked and the dimensional relationships. Actually not that complicated
to build once I figured it out. A Joint Jigger would have made it a
snap by replacing a great deal of hand filing. Once they are installed
and operating properly I will attempt to convey the information in a
usable form. Meanwhile, if you go to any airshows do look at the
Bearhawk and Just aiplanes. One look is worth a thousand of my words at
least. Ralph Or, if anyone gets to Sumter, South Carolina (SMS) I will
be glad to show you what I have done and maybe the Just that is being
built here



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