Piper COMANCHE 260 User Manual

SECTION II THE PIPER COMANCHE
froster on the ground as pro-
longed application of heat to
the windshield may cause dis~
tortion.
Fresh air for the cabin
interior is picked up from two
air inlets in the leading edge
of each wing. The air passes
through the wings to the wing
root area and is discharged
into the cabin near the floor
just forward of the front seats.
In addition, two fresh air
scoops are located on the dorsal fin, These provide air fortwo
overhead ventilators in the rear seat area and two front seat
ventilators located between the windshield posts and the in-
strument panel.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
The instrument panel in the Comanche is designed to ac-
commodate the customary advanced flight instruments on the
left side in front of the pilot and the engine instruments on the
right side. Provision for extra instruments is made in both
gections, Gyro instruments are shock mounted and all are
accessible for maintenance by-removing a portion of the fuse-
lage cowl over the instruments.
The Artificial Horizonand the Directional Gyroin the flight
group are vacuum operated through use of a vacuum pump in-
stalled on the engine, The Turn and Bank is an electrically op-
erated Instrument and serves as a standby for the Gyro's in
case of vacuum system failure,
Radio units are installed in the center of the panel. Ra-
dio power supplies are mounted aft of the baggage compart-
ment.
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Piper COMANCHE 260 Specifications

General

Brand	Piper
Model	COMANCHE 260
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English