Rudder pedal

A rudder pedal is a foot-operated aircraft flight control interface for controlling the rudder of an aircraft.

For example, if a pilot presses the left rudder pedal forward, rotating the arm clockwise, the rudder will also rotate clockwise, deflecting airflow at the tail to the left and yawing the plane to the left.

Similarly, if the pilot presses the right rudder pedal forward, the plane will yaw to the right (cf.

In aircraft with duplicate control systems[3] (such as trainer aircraft, transport aircraft and airliners), for example with fly-by-wire, the pedal sets of both pilots are linked together so that the other pilot can seamlessly take over.

[6] In order for pilots of different heights to have an ergonomic sitting position,[7] the position of some pedal sets can be adjusted.