Section 7 – Airframe and Systems description
BRAKES
10. BRAKES
The A/C is provided with an independent hydraulically actuated brake system for
each main wheel. A master cylinder is attached to each pilot/co-pilot’s rudder pe-
dal: see schematic below.
Hydraulic pressure, applied via the master cylinders, enters the brake via lines
connected to an inlet fitting on the wheel brake caliper.
A parking brake valve, mounted in correspondence of the cabin floor and operated
by a knob on the cockpit central pedestal, intercepts the hydraulic lines, once the
system is pressurized, to hold the brake assemblies linings tightened round the
main wheels brake discs.
Brakes can be operated from both pilot’s and co-pilot’s pedals: a single vented oil
reservoir feeds the pilot side master cylinders which are connected, via hoses, with
the co-pilot’s side ones.
Figure
Brake system schematic
On the ground, when a pedal is pushed to steer the airplane, do
not operate the opposite toe brake until the pedals are back
aligned again. This prevents pedals mechanism from being
damaged.
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