Raytheon Beech Baron E55 - Page 182

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BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP
MANUAL
HORIZONTAL
POSITION
a.
Fold
the
seat
support
into
the
retract
position
and
position
the
seat
bottom
on
the
floorboard.
b.
Fold the
seat
back
forward
and
position
it
on
top
of
the
seat
bottom.
SEA
T-BA
CK
A
DJUS
TMENT
The device Used
to
control
the
pilot’s
seat-back
adjustment
is
a
three-position
mechanical
stop.
The
copilot’s
and
passenger’s
seat-back
adjustments
are
controlled
by
either
a
three-position
mechanical
stop
or
a
Roton lock.
On
I
airplanes
TC-2258 and
After;
TE-1164
and
After; TH-1027,
TH-1062,
TH-1080 and
After,
the
Roton
locks
were
replaced
with
Hydroloks.
On
airplanes
equipped
with
vertically adjusting
copilot’s
seats,
the
copilot’s
seat-back
adjustment
is
controlled
by
the
three-position
mechanical
stop.
The
lever for
actuating
the
Roton
lock
or
Hydrolok
adjusters
is
on
the
side
of the
seat
toward the
front,
while
the lever for
the mechanical
adjusters
is
at
the
base of
the
seat
back.
Roton
lock and
Hydrolok servicing
information
may
be found
in
Section
2.
I
VERTICAL
ADJUSTING
SEA TS
Airplanes
TM-1389,
TH-1396
and
After
are
equipped
with
vertically adjusting
seats
for
the
pilot (copilot’s
seat
is
optional).
The
seat
is
raised
and lowered
by
a
gas
spring
mounted
underneath the
seat.
The
seat
is
adjustable
through
a
range
of
1.3
inches
for
improved
visibility
and
crew
comfort. The
raising
and
lowering
action is
initiated
by
pulling
up
on
the release
lever located
on
the front RH
side
of
the
seat.
When the
release
lever is
raised,
two
ratchet-type
cam
lots
are
disengaged
from
sector
gears
attached
to
the
gas
springs
mounted
on
each
side
underneath
the
seat,
allowing
the
gas
spring’s piston
rod
to
extend
retract,
raise
or
lower
the
seat.
To raise the
seat,
the
pilot’s weight
must
be
shifted forward.
To lower
the
seat,
the
weight
must
be shifted
to
the
rear
to
overcome
the
gas
spring
tension
(Ref.
Figure
18).
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