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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1997
Richard T Russ, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Thomas C Williams, Yukon, OK (US);
Other;
Abstract
A locking apparatus in combination with a locking pin and method for rigidly interlocking a control wheel and the rudder pedals of an aircraft is provided for securing the control surfaces of the aircraft operated by the control wheel and the rudder pedals in a stable position. The locking pin is adapted to be disposed through aligned locking pin receiving holes of the control column and the control panel collar and has a recess formed therein for lockingly receiving a portion of the control column. The locking apparatus includes a pair of control wheel retaining members rigidly connected to one end of a rod member for retainingly engaging the control wheel and a rudder pedal engaging bar rigidly connected to one end of another rod member. The rudder pedal engaging bar is positionable in a V-shaped notch of each of the rudder pedals so as to engage each of the rudder pedals and so as to secure the rudder pedal engaging bar on the rudder pedals. The rod members are disposed in a telescoping relationship with respect to one another and are adjustably securable whereby the control wheel retaining members are rigidly locked in a selected position relative to the rudder pedal retaining bar wherein the control wheel retaining members cooperate with the rudder pedal retaining bar to support the control column in a pin locking position wherein the control column is lockingly disposed in the recess of the locking pin.