SECTION
7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS
DESCRIPTIONS
~,402C
INTRODUCTION
Section 7 of
this
handbook
provides a description
and
operation of the
airplane
and
its
systems.
,....-------NOTE-----
__
---,
Operational procedures for optional systems
and
equipment are presented in Section 9.
AIRFRAME
The
402
Businessliner
is
a 6 to 8-place
t
all-metal,
low-wing
airplane.
The
402
Utililiner
is
a 10-place, all-metal,
low-wing
airplane that
can
be
converted to a cargo configuration.
The
fuselage
and
empennage
are
of
semimonocoque
construction.
The
wing
and
horizontal
and
vertical
tail
sur-
faces
are
of
conventional
aluminum
construction.
The
wing
uses 2
main
spars
which
attach to the carry-thru spars.
The
retractable
landing gear
is
a
tricycle
design using
air-over-oil
shock
struts.
The
402
Businessliner
II,
402
Businessliner
III
and
402
Utililiner
II
are identical to the
402
Businessliner
and
402
Utililiner
except a
selec-
tion
of
popular optional equipment
has
been
included as standard equipment.
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
The
instrument panel, see Figure 7-1, contains the instruments
and
controls necessary
for
safe
flight.
The
instrument panel presented
is
typical,
as
it
contains
all
standard items
and
a
good
selection
of popular
optional equipment.
The
function
and
operation of the instrument panel
features not described here
have
been
explained in
this
section
or
Section
9
under
the applicable
system.
1
November
1979
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