Flight Controls
T-45A UJPT, E2-C2, ADV, & IUT Eng-11
i.
Rudder lock lever
Overlay 6
(1) Location: right control unit support
strut, fwd cockpit only
(2) Function: locks rudder in neutral
position for protection while aircraft
is parked
RUDDER LOCK LEVER
(3) Provides protection for up to 70
knots wind gust load
Sg 2, fr 12
3.
Operating characteristics/limitations
a.
Control augmentation system (CAS)
NOTE: SAHRS/NGS mode
manipulation results in yaw damper
RUDDER SYSTEM COMPONENTS--
degradation and a CONTR AUG
SIMPLIFIED
caution light. A CONTR AUG system
reset is required to reestablish control
augmentation operation.
for you at speed less than 217 KIAS
with flaps down or at 1/2.
(1) SBI and rudder trim available with
weight on or off wheels. Aileron-
rudder interconnect (ARI) and yaw
damping available only with
weight-off-wheels
(2) Yaw damping commands are zero
with airspeed above 217 KIAS,
except when trimming rudder
(3) SBI system provides stabilator trim
inputs to reduce pitch transients
during speed brake extension or
retraction
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