Thursday, June 22, 2006
Footwells
Although not supplied by VANS, even as an option, most RV-4 have footwells for the passenger's comfort. It is worth noting they are pretty well mutually exclusive with rear rudder pedals. (But then you don't build a -4 with the emphasis on someone else having all the fun!) Plans for these footwells can be found in 'RVator 24 years'.
The footwell is riveted together from 3 bits of ally with simple bends. It then has to be set into the floor and a hole cut to size.
Here it is now dropped into the floor. Its still looking a bit
ragged at the edges but nothing a file and patience wont sort out. The black tape is to protect it from the file.
This is the crucial bit. The footwells sit right behind the aileron pushrod path. Once the footwell is set in the floor you need to check the path for the pushrod is clear. Yes, it overlaps a little, but I think this is normal.
One irritation shows up in this picture. You can just see a nut. This is a part of the flap system. It is where it is meant to be according to VANS plans but if I tighten it up it will crush the stamped metal around the push rod hole. It probably doesn't matter, but its a bit ugly.
The footwell is riveted together from 3 bits of ally with simple bends. It then has to be set into the floor and a hole cut to size.
Here it is now dropped into the floor. Its still looking a bitragged at the edges but nothing a file and patience wont sort out. The black tape is to protect it from the file.
This is the crucial bit. The footwells sit right behind the aileron pushrod path. Once the footwell is set in the floor you need to check the path for the pushrod is clear. Yes, it overlaps a little, but I think this is normal.One irritation shows up in this picture. You can just see a nut. This is a part of the flap system. It is where it is meant to be according to VANS plans but if I tighten it up it will crush the stamped metal around the push rod hole. It probably doesn't matter, but its a bit ugly.
