Cessna 182 1973 - Loading Arrangements

An
optional
cargo
tie-down
kit
consisting
of
nine
tie-down
attachments
is
available if
it
is
desired
to
remove
the
rear
seat
(and
child's
seat,
if
installed)
and
utilize
the
rear
cabin
area
to
haul
cargo.
Two
tie-down
at-
tachments
clamp
to
the
aft end
of
the
two
outboard
front
seat
rails
and
are
locked
in
place
by
a
bolt
which must
be
tightened
to
a
minimum
of
fifty
inch
pounds.
Seven
tie-down
attachments
bolt to
standard attach
points
in
the
cabin
floor,
including
three
rear
seat
mounting
points.
The
seven
attach
points
are
located
as
follows:
two
are
located
slightly
inboard
and
just
aft
of
the
rear
door
posts
approximately
at
station
69;
two
utilize
the
aft
outboard
mounting
points
of
the
rear
seat;
one
utilizes
the
rearmost
mounting point
of
the
aft
center
attach
point
for
the
rear
seat
approximate-
ly
at
station
84
(a
second
mounting point
is
located
just
forward
of
this
point
but
is
not
used);
and
two
are
located
just
forward
of
the
center
bag-
gage
net tie-down
eyebolts
approximately
at
station
108.
The
maximum
allowable
cabin floor
loading
of
the
rear
cabin
area
is
200
pounds/square
foot;
however,
when
items
with
small
or
sharp support
areas
are
carried,
the
installation
of
a
1/4"
plywood
floor
is
recommended to
protect
the
air-
craft
structure.
The
maximum
rated
load
weight
capacity
for
each
of
the
seven
tie-downs
is
140
pounds
and
for
the
two
seat
rail
tie-downs
is
100
pounds.
Rope,
strap,
or
cable
used
for
tie-down should
be
rated
at
a
minimum
of
ten
times
the load
weight capacity
of
the tie-down
fittings
used.
Weight
and balance
calculations
for
cargo
in
the
area
of
the
rear
seat
and
the
baggage
area
can
be
figured
on
the
Loading
Graph
using
the
lines
labeled "2nd
Row
Passengers
or
Cargo"
and/or
"Baggage
or
Pas-
sengers
on
Child's
Seat."
LOADING
ARRANGEMENTS
*Pilot
or
passenger
center
of
gravity
on
adjustable
seats
positioned
for
average
occupant,
Numbers
in
par-
entheses indicate
forward
and
aft
Limits
of
occupant
center
of
gravity
range,
.
**Arms
measured
to the center
of
the
areas
shown.
NOTE:
The
aft
baggage
wall
(approximate
station
124)
can
be
used
as
a con-
venient
interior reference
point
for
OPTIONAL STANDARD
2ND
ROW
determining
the
location
of
baggage
SEATING
SEATING SEAT REMOVED
area
fuselage
stations.
4-5