My plane currently doesn’t have a parking brake. It has the low pressure Scott diaphragm master cylinders that include the heel brake pedals, paired with the usual Cleveland brakes. Normally, the parking brake is a valve that blocks the lines to the calipers after applying the brakes with your feet, which would involve some replumbing and additional lines.
The Scott cylinders have a hole in the arms intended to link them to a second set of brake pedals (normally the master cylinders are installed for the back seat of a tandem ship, with a link going to additional pedals for the front seat). I don’t need front seat brakes, but I was thinking of adding cables from the arms connected to an over-center lever like this one (just an example, not necessarily the one I’d choose). I’d probably add a spring for some compliance in the system.
Thoughts?
The Scott cylinders have a hole in the arms intended to link them to a second set of brake pedals (normally the master cylinders are installed for the back seat of a tandem ship, with a link going to additional pedals for the front seat). I don’t need front seat brakes, but I was thinking of adding cables from the arms connected to an over-center lever like this one (just an example, not necessarily the one I’d choose). I’d probably add a spring for some compliance in the system.
Thoughts?
