Piper COMANCHE User Manual

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gear is accomplished with the Emergency Gear hver aft of the nose
gem wdl.
The brakes am actuatad by a hand lever and a master cylinder
located under tbs front left ff oorboarda along with the parking brake
unit., The brake fluid xesenroir ia installed on the front left side
of the firewell.
To prevent inadvertent retraction of gear on the ground, a switch
is iastaIled on the left main gear which GU~ 0fE current to the re-
traction motor until the gear is fully extcpded. This feature must
not be tested during ground operation,
A green light on the instrument panel below the landing gear
switch indicates all gears down and locked. An amber light above
the switch indicates gears up. Them lights are automatically dimmed
when the navigation lights are turned on.

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)