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The feet of the pilot are not strapped to the rudder pedals since there is not much chance for them to move away from the pedals under maneuvering - the only way they could be moved away are during heavy negative G load, but this happens only for a few split seconds (if ever) during normal or combat flight. More interesting is the fact that there exists no safety leg restraint system which would pull the feet of the pilot back by force in case of ejection (Russian built fighters use this technique to prevent feet from being severed by the cockpit when the ejection seat races up the rails). In the F-15E the sudden and massive force of the ejection automatically drags the feet back so there is no need for such a restraint system. This is a cheap but purposeful solution which works well: no foot injury ever happened from this reason. The distance of the rudder pedals from the ejection seat can be adjusted to the pilot's preference prior to flight. Forum DiscussionYou can discuss this article in the Strike Eagle Forum with the latest posts appearing here below as well. Clicking on the 'Discuss' button takes you to the SEF, while clicking on the 'Quick Post' text enables you to make a post here right away. Article discussions are available for registered users only! |
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| Módosítás dátuma: 2010. szeptember 07. kedd |
Rudder pedals are the primary means of controlling rudders. They work just like in any other aircraft: when the right pedal is pushed, the rudders deflect to the right, while pushing the left pedal deflects them to the left. However since the F-15E uses a semi-fly-by-wire
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