Piper PA 28-181 User Manual

PIPER ÄIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Sf,CTION 7
PA.28-I8I, ARCHER II DESCRIPTION
&
OPf,RAT'ION
7.IT
ENGINE
CONTROLS
Engine controls consist of a throttle controlanda
mixture control iever.
These conlrols are located on the control
quadrant
on
the lowe.center ofthe
instrument
panel
(Figüre
7-5) where they are accessible to both
th€pilot and
the copilo!. The controls uriliz€ teflonlined controlcables
to reducefricrion
and binding.
The throttle lever is used to adjust eneine RPM. Th€
mixlure conlrol
lever is used to adjust the air to fuel ratio.
The engine is shur down
by
the
placing
of
the mixture control leverin
the fulllean
position.
For information
on the leaning
procedure,
see Section 4.27 of this Handbook.
The friction adjustment levef on the right side of
lhe control
quadrant
may be adjusled
to increase
or d€crease
the
friction holdrng lhe lhrottle
and
mixture controls or to lock the controls rn ä selected position.
The carburetor
heat
conlrol lever is located lo the right of
the control
quädrant
on
the
instrument
panel.
The control is
placarded
with
two
positions: "ON"
(down),
"OFF"
(up).
7 3 FUEL SYSTEM
Fuel is stored in two twenty-five
gallon (24 gallons
usable)
tanks
which
are secured to the leading edge structure of
each winS by sc.ews and nut
plates.
Each tank is equipped with a
fil)er neck indicator rab to
aid
in
determining fuel renaining when the tanks
are not
iull.
Usable capacity 10
rhe boflom ol rhe rdicaro' rab i, l'gJllons.
The iuel seleclor control
(Figure
7-7) is located
on the lefl side-panel,
forward of the
pilot's
seat. The button on the s€lector
cover must be
depressed and held while the handle is
noved to the OFF
posilion.
The
burton
releases
automatically when lhe handle is moved
back inlo üe ON
position.
An auxiliary electric fuel
pump
is provided
in case of failure
ol the
engine driven
pump.
The electric
purnp
should be on lor all rakeoffs
and
landings,
and
when switching tank s.
The
pump
swilch LS localed in
rhe swilch
panel
above the lhrode
quadrant.
ISSUED: JULY 2. 1979
REVISED:
JULY
s. r985
REPORT:
VB-1r20

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