PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION SECTION 7
PA"2T-ItI, ARCHf,R
II DESCRIPTION
& OPERATION
sEcTtoN 7
DESCRIPTION
AND OPERATION
OF THE AIRPLANE AND ITS SYSTEMS
7.I THE AIRPLANE
The PA-28-l8l Archer ll is a single€ngine, low-wing monoplane of all
melal construction.
lt has four-place seating, two hundr€d
pound
baggag€
capacity, and a
180 horsepower engin€.
7.3 AIRFRAME
The basic ai.frane, except for a tubular steel engine mount, steel
landinS
gear
siruts,and other miscellaneous steel
pa
ßs, is ofaluminum alloy
con-struction. The extremilies
-the
wing
tips,
the
cowling, the tail surfaces
-
are offiberglass or ABS
lh€rmoplastic. Aerobatics are
prohibited
in this air-
plan€
since the structure
is
not designed
for
aerobatic
loads.
The semi-tapered wings have a
laminarflow type
NACA 652-415
airfoil.
The wings are attach€d lo
€ach
side ofthe
fuselag€ by insertion ofth€ butl
ends of the resp€ctive main spars
into
a spar box carry-through
which is an
int€gral
parr
of the fuselage structure.
providing.
in
effecl, a
continuous
main spar wilh splices at each side ofthefuselage. Therear€ ahofore and
aft
attachments at
the rear spar and a! ad auxiliary front spar.
7.5
ENGINE AND PROPELLER
The Archer Il is
powered
by a four cylinder. direct drive, horizontally
opposed engine rated at I80 horsepower at 2700 rpm. ll is
furnished with a
starter, a 60 ampere,
l4 volt alternator, a shi€lded ignilion, vacuum
pump
drive, a
fuel
pump,
and a dry, automotive type carburetor air filt€r.
The exhaust system is made entirely irom stainless steel and isequipp€d
with dual mufflers. A hearer shroud around the mufflers is
provided
to
supply heat
for th€ cabin and windshield defrosting.
The fixed-pitch
propeller
is made
from
ISSUED: JULY 2, 19?9
a one-piece alloy
forging.
REPORT: VE-ll20
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