Piper COMANCHE 260 User Manual

SECTION I THE PIPER COMANCHE
imum thickness, to pass through the cabin under the rear seat,
providingunobstructed cabin floor space ahead of the rear seat,
LANDING GEAR
The nose gear is steerable with the rudder pedals through
a 40 degree arc. During retraction of the gear the steering
mechanism is disconnected automatically to reduce rudder pedal
loads in flight. The nose gear is equipped with a hydraulic
shimmy dampener.
Retraction of the landing gear is accomplished through the
use of an electric motor and gear trainlocated under the floor-
boards, actuating push-pull cables to each of the gears. The
landing gear motor is activated by a selector switch located on
the instrurmnent panel.
To guard againstinadvertent movement of the landing gear
selector on the ground, a mechanical guard is positioned just
below the selector handle. The handle must also be pulled aft
before moving it upward. The gear selector is in the shape of
a wheel to differentiate it from the electric flap control knob,
which has an airfoil shape. As an added safety feature, the
warning horn is connected to the gear selector switch. The
horn will then operate if the
selector is moved to the "UP"
position with the master switch
on and the weight of the air-
plane is on the landing gear.
As a finalsafety factor to pre-
vent gear retraction on the
ground, an anti-retraction
switch is installed on the left
main gear. This prevents the
electric circuit to the landing
gear motor from being com-
pleted until the gear strutis
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Piper COMANCHE 260 Specifications

General

Brand	Piper
Model	COMANCHE 260
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English