Cessna 172N - Page 116

SECTION 7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS
DESCRIPTIONS
CESSNA
MODEL 172N
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Wing
Flap System
move
the switch
lever
to
the right
to clear the stop and
position
it as
clesired.
A scale
and
pointer
on
the left
side of
the
switch
lever
indi-
cates
flap travel
in degrees.
The
wing
flap system circuit
is
protected
by
a 15 ampere
circuit
breaker,
Iabeled
FLAP, on
the left
side
of the
instrument panel.
TANDING
GEAR,
SYSTEM
The
landing
gear
is of
the
tricycle
type with
a
steerable nose
wheel,
two
main
wheels, and
wheel fairings.
Shock
absorption is
provided
by
the
tubular
spring-steel
main
landing
gear
struts and the air/oil nose
gear
shock
stntt.
Each
main
gear
wheel
is
equipped
with a hydraulically
actu-
ated
disc'type
bral<e
on the
inboard
side
of
each wheel,
and
an aero-
dynamic
fairing
over each
brake.
BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
The
baggage
compartment
consists of two areas,
one extending from
the
back of
the rear
passenger
seats
to
the
aft
cabin
bulkhead,
and an
additional
area
aft of the
bulkhead.
Access
to
both baggage
areas is
gain-
ed through
a
lockable
baggage
door on the
left side of
the airplane, or
from
within the airplane
cabin. A
baggage net with eight
tie-down straps
is
pro-
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