Piper Cherokee 140 - Page 17

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THE
PIPER
CHEROKEE
SECTION
II
main gear
both use
600 x
6
four
ply
tires.
All the
tires
have
tubes.
The nose gear
is steerable
through
a 30 degree arc each
side of
neutral
by use of
the rr.rdder
pedals.
A spring
device is
lncoraorated
in
the
rudderpedal
torque tube
assembly
to aid in
nrdder
centering
and to
provide
rudder trim.
The nose gear
steering
mechanism
also lncorporates a
hydraulic shimmy
dampener.
The
oleo
struts
are
of
the air
-oil
type with
normal extension
being
3.25
inches
for the nose gear
and
4.50 inches
for the
main
gear
under
normal static (emptyweigfu
of
airplane
plus
full
fueI
and
oil)
Ioad.
The
brakes
are
actuated by
a
hand
leverand
master
cylin-
der,
which is located
belowand
behind
the left
centerof
the
in-
strument
sub-panel.
The
brake
fluid reservoir
is installed
on
the.top
Ieft front face
of
the
firavall.
The
parking
brake
is
in-
corporated
in
the
master
cylinder and is
actuated
by
pulting
back
on
the
brake lever,
depressirg
theknob
attached to
the left
side
of
the
handle
and then
releasing
the
brake
lever.
To release
theparking
brake,
puII
backon
the brakelever
to dlsengage
the
catch mechanism
and allow
the handle to swing
fonrard.
CONTROT
sYsTEM
Dual
controls
are
provided
as
standard
equipment
with a
cable
system
used
beEween
the
controls
and
the
surfaces.
The
horizontal
tail
is of
the
all movable
slab
type,
with
an
anti
-servo
tab which
also acts as
a longitudinal
trim
tab,
actuated
by
a
control on
the
cabin
ceiltng"
The stå-bilator provides
extra
sta-bility
and
ss
slze,
drag,
and weiglt
than
conventi
allerons
areprovlded
with
a
dlfferential
eliminate
adverse
yaw
in
ilrning
mane
the
amount
of
coordlnation
I
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