Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

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Engine Cowling
2. Quick-Release Fastener
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Fuselage
4. Asbestos
Seal
5. Shock-Mount
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6. Bracket
Detail
7. Firewall
Figure 11-1. Engine Cowling Shock-Mounts
11-1. ENGINE
COWLING.
together at the nose
caps. A door in the top
cowl
provides access to the engine oil dipstick, oil filler
11-2. DESCRIPTION.
The engine cowling is corn- neck and strainer
drain control. Beginning with air-
prised of an upper and lower cowling
segment. In- craft serial 17701371
(1970 models) controllable cowl
stead of attaching directly to the fuselage,
the cowl- flaps are attached to the trailing
edge of the lower
ing attaches to shock-mounts, which in turn, are cowl segment to aid in controlling the engine tempera-
fastened to the fuselage. Quick-release fasteners ture. Beginning with aircraft serial 17701531 (1971
are used at the cowling-to-shock-mounts
and at the models),
the landing light is installed in the lower
parting surfaces of the
upper and lower cowl attach
cowling nose cap.
points. Machine screws secure the cowling segments
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Cessna 177 SERIES Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Cessna
Engine Type	Piston
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Seating Capacity	4
Number Built	4, 295
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Horsepower	180 hp
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 500 lb (1, 134 kg)