Piper PA 28-181 User Manual

SECTION
7
PIPER
AIRCRA!'T
CORPORAI'ION
DESCRIPTION
& OPERATION
PA.28-I8I,
ARCHER
II
Illcctncrl
swrtches
are l.Jcrrcd on
the nghl ccntcf
insrrurncnl panct,
rnil
lhc c'rcuil
brcäkers
are locared on
thc Iowc.
right inslrunrc
l
punct
A
rheonat
sw'tch
on the lcli sidc
of lhe swrrch panct
controls rhc n viratronrl
lighls
and
the radio I'ghls.
Thc similar
swirch on
rhe right srdc
!r)nrrots an(t
dinrs
rhe
pucl
lighrs.
Sl:rndard
clectricäl acccssories
rnclude
a starrer,
clecrric tuct
fulrlp,
stall
ri'rJnrng
indrcalor,
cigar lighter, luel gaugc,
amDretcr, and
annuncrrr(r pancl
The
annunciator pancl
iDcludcs
atrernator
and tow
orl prcssur0
indicalor
lights. When
ttre
optional
gyro
syslern rs
insralled, thc
annuncirr(tr
panel
also includes
a low vacuum
indicator
lighr
'lhe
annuneiabr pancl
ljghls
arc provided
only
as a
warning
to thc pitol
thal a syslcn
m,ry not hc
oper.ring properly,
and thar bc should
check and moniror
ihc !pptic.rblc
systcm gaugc
to determine when
or if
any necessary
action is required
NO'I'E
whfn
upemong
u
h Lgh(
eldm(dl
loal Jnd
d tut.'
charged ba(ery,
the Alternaror
Inop.
Light
muy
illuminate
due to minimal
alrcrnator
output.
Ii lhc
allcmalor
is lxncdonal.
a slghr increasc
in
electncäl
k)ad
should exonguish
üre Inop.
indic ion.
Optional elecrrical
accessorics
inctudc
naviglrion
lighrs. wing
rccog
nitr)n li8ht,
anti
collision 1ight,
landrng
tighl, instrumcnt
tighling.
and c.rbin
dome lighl
Circuits will
handle
the addirion
of
conrmunic!tions
rnd
navigational
cquipmenr.
An optional
light, mounted
in rhe
overhead pancl,
provides
innrurJlcnr
and cockpit
lighting for
nrghl flying.
Thc lighr
rs
oonrroltcJ h)
I ftreosrlrr
switch
locrtcd
adjacenr Lo
the lighr. A
map tighr
window
in rhc lcns
is
actuaied by
an adJaccnr
switch.
An
optronal wing
rif/recognilion
lighl
system
consisrs
ol 2 tights
Onc
in
each tf'ng
lrp) and
is operarcd
by a st)lrr landing
ligh/recoSnlri(,n
trghr
rccker rype swrtch
mounrcd
on the swirch panct.
IIARNING
Anlr'collrsion
lights shoükl
not he operarrng
when
ilyine
th.ough
cloud, iog
or h.ze,
sincc
rhc rcflccred
lrghr
can
produce
sparial
disorientarion
Strobc
lrghts
should
nol
bc used in
ctosc pforrmily
lo
(he
gr,
und.uLh
J. Ju
nS 1.,\In!.
trtf,,
,rr'JrJIrI.
REPORT:
VB-1120
7-to
ISSUEDI
JUI,Y
2, I979
REVISf,D:
APRIL2,1998

Piper PA 28-181 Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Piper Aircraft
Engine	Lycoming O-360-A4M
Horsepower	180 hp
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 550 lb (1, 157 kg)
Seating	4
Service Ceiling	14, 100 ft
Fuel Capacity	50 US gal (190 L)
Propeller	Fixed Pitch