Piper cherokee WARRIOR - LANDING GEAR SYSTEM; Landing Gear Components and Operation

CHEROKEE
WARRIOR
LANDING
GEAR
The fixed
gear
PA-28-
I
5 I
is
equipped
with is
a Cleveland
5.00
x 5
wheel on the
nose
gear
and
a Cleveland
6.00
x
6
wheel
orr each main
gear.
Cleveland
single
disc
hydraulic
brake
assemblies
are
provided
on thc'main
gear.
The nose
gear
has a 5.00
x 5 four
ply
tire,
while the
main
wheel assemblies
have 6.00
x
6
four
ply
tires.
At
gross
weight.
the
main
gear
tires
require
a
pressure
of 24
psi,
and
the
nose
gear
tire
requires
a
pressure
of 30
psi.
The
nose
gear
is steerable
through
a 30
degree arc
each
side
of center
by
the use of
the
rudder
pedals
ind
toe brakes.
A spring device
is incorporated
for rudder
centering
and
to
provide
rudder
trim.
A
bungee assembly
on the
nose
gear
steering
mechanism
reduces
ground
iteering
effort
and
dampens
shocks
and bumps
during
taxiing.
The steering
mechanism
also
incorporates
a shimmy
damPener.
The
three struts
are of
the air-oil
type
with the
normal static
load extension
being 3'25
inches
for the
nose
gear
and
4.50
incltes
for
the main
gear.
The brakes
are
actuated
by toc
brakc
pedals
which are attached
to
the rudder
pedals
or
by
a
hand lever
and
master
cylinder
located
below
and
behind
the center
of the instrument
sub
panel.
Hydraulic
cylinders
are located
above
eaclt
pedal
and
adjacelrt
to
the hand
brake lever.
The brake
fluid resenoir
is installetl
on the
top left
front
face of
the
fire
wall. The
parking
brake
is
incorporated
in
the
master
cylirrder
and
is actuated
by
pulling
back
on
tlte brake
lever
and
depressing
the
knob attached
to
the'left
side
of tlte
handle.
To release
the
parking
brake,
pull
batt
on
the brake
lever
to disengage
the catch
mechanism
and
allow
the handle
to swing
forward.
AIRPLANE
AND
SYSTEMS
ISSUED:
JULY 17.1973
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