Cessna 152 - Page 121

CESSNA
MODEL 152
SECTION7
AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS
intake ports when the plunger is pushed back in. The plunger knob, on the
instrument panel, is equipped with a lock and, after being pushed full in,
must be rotated either left or right tAntil the knob cannot be pulled out.
COOLING SYSTEM
Ram air for engine cooling enters through two intake openings in the
front of the engine cowling. The cooling air is directed around the cylinders
and other areas of the engine by baffling, and is then exhausted through an
opening at the bottom aft edge of the cowling. No manual cooling system
control is provided.
A winterization kit is available for the airplane. Details of this kit are
presented in Section 9, Supplements.
PROPELLER
The airplane is equipped with a two-bladed, fixed-pitch, one-piece
forged aluminum alloy propeller which is anodized to retard corrosion.
The propeller is 69 inches in diameter.
FUEL SYSTEM
The airplane may be equipped with either a standard fuel system or
long range system (see figure 7-6). Both systems consist of two vented fuel
FUEL QUANTITY DATA (U.S. GALLONS)
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
TANKS
USABLE FUEL
UNUSABLE
FUEL
ALL FLIGHT
FUEL
VOLUME
CONDITIONS
STANDARD
24.5
1.5
26.0
(13 Gal.
Each)
LONG RANGE
37.5 1.5
39.0
(19.5
Gal. Each)
Figure 7-5. Fuel Quantity Data
1 July 1978
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