Cessna T188C - Page 16

MODEL
188
& T188
SERIES
SERVICE
MANUAL
SECTION
1
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
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GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
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1A13/1-1
Aircraft
Specifications
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1A13/1-1
Model
188,
A188,
and
Stations
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1A13/1-1
T188C
Series
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Torque
Values
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1A17/1-5
Description
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1A13/1-1
1-1.
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION.
by
six-cylinder,
horizontally
opposed,
air-cooled
Continental
engines.
On
Model
188-Series
aircraft,
1-2.
MODELS
188,
A188,
and
T188C
Series
a carburetor-equipped,
230-horsepower
engine
drives
a standard
all-metal,
fixed-pitch
propeller,
1-3.
DESCRIPTION.
Cessna
Models
188,
A188,
and
or
an optional
all-metal,
constant-speed
propeller.
T188C
Series
aircraft,
described
in
the
manual
are
Model
A188-Series
aircraft
incorporate
fuel-injected,
single-place,
low-wing
monoplanes,
designed
spec-
300-horsepower
engines
(285-horsepower
METO
ifically
for agricultural
use.
Two
basic
types
of
rating),
driving
all-metal,
constant-speed
propellers.
construction
are
utilized
in
the fuselage.
The
tail-
Beginning
1979
Model
Year,
a
turbo
powered
T188C,
cone
and
empennage
assemblies
are of
semimonoco-
AGhusky,
is
offered.
que
construction.
From
the
tailcone
forward,
in-
cluding
the
stub
wings,
a welded,
tubular-steel
structure
is
incorporated.
Welded
to the
tubular
structure
are
tabs,
angles,
channels,
and
fittings
1-4.
AIRCRAFT
SPECIFICATIONS.
Leading
par-
for
engine
mount,
tailcone,
landing
gear,
and
wing
ticulars
of these
aircraft,
with
dimensions
based
on
and
strut
attachment,
as
well
as supporting
struc-
gross
weight,
are
given
in
figure
1-1.
If
these
di-
ture
for
stub
wing
and
fuselage
skin
panels.
Some
mensions
are
used
for
constructing
a
hangar
or
com-
of these
panels
are
removable
or
hinged
for
easy
puting
clearances,
remember
that such
factors
as
access.
Wings
are
of
semicantilever,
semimonoco-
tire
pressures,
tire
sizes,
and
load
distribution
may
que
construction.
A tailwheel-type
landing
gear
and
result
in
some
dimensions
that
are
considerably
dif-
spring-steel
main
gear
struts
are
provided.
A
ferent
from
those
listed.
canopy,
with
a
horizontally
hinged
access
door
on
each
side,
encloses
a cockpit,
provided
for the
pilot.
1-5.
STATIONS.
A station
diagram
is shown
in
Ailerons
and
elevators
are
operated
by a
control
figure
1-2 to
assist
in locating
equipment
when
a
stick
instead
of
control
wheel.
Just
forward
of the
written
description
is inadequate
or
impractical.
cockpit,
a
glass-fiber
reinforced
plastic
hopper
with
a
top-loading
door
is installed.
A steel
deflector
cable
is
installed
between
the
top of
the
canopy
and
the
top
of
the
vertical
fin.
The
aircraft
is
internally
corrosion-proofed,
and
the
external
finish
is
acid-
resistant.
Section
19 of
this
manual
describes
op-
tional
liquid
and
dust
dispersal
equipment
used
on
these
aircraft.
Power
for
these
aircraft
is provided
1-1