Piper COMANCHE User Manual

I SECTION The Pipcr Cnmunrhe
W. landing Gear:
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The main wheds are Cleveland Aircra£t Products Model 3070,
600 x 6, witll single disc hydraulic brakes, Model 3000-250. The nose
wheel is Cleveland Model 38501; all wheels have 600 x 6 tires.
The nose gear is steerable through a 40 degree arc through use
of the rudder pedals. As the nose gear retracts, khe steering linkage
disengages to reduce rudder pedal loads in Righi. The nose wheel
is equipped with a hydraulic sl~irnmy damper.
Many af the parts of the three air-ail type landing gear units,
including die forks, st ruts, md lorque links, are interchangeable.
All three gears are inflated to approximately 2% inches of strut
exlension.
The landing gear is retracted or extended in 7 secanda by an
electric motor installed under the front center floorboards, actuating
push-pull controls to cach of the gears, Manual extension of the
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Piper COMANCHE Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Seating Capacity	4
Model	PA-24
Crew	1
Capacity	3 passengers
Height	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Max Takeoff Weight	2, 900 lb (1, 315 kg)
Type	Light aircraft
Variants	PA-24-180, PA-24-250, PA-24-260
Engine	Lycoming
Wingspan	36 ft (11.0 m)
Powerplant	1 × Lycoming O-540-A1A5 6-cylinder horizontally opposed piston engine, 250 hp (190 kW)