SA 160
AIRCRAFTA I R C R A F T
Symphony
AIRCRAFT
7-15
7.17 LANDING GEAR
SECTION 7
DESCR. & OPERATION
The aircraft has a fixed tri-cycle landing gear. All three wheels are
equippedwithanaerodynamicwheelfairingtoreducedrag.
The main gear struts are cantilever leaf springs, which are mounted at
the bottom of the fuselage cage. Hydraulically actuated disc type brakes
arefittedtotheinboardsideofthemaingearwheel.
The nose gear strut consists of a spring steel tube with a turnable wheel
fork. Nose gear shock absorption is provided by a rubber disc shock
absorberunitmountedonthetruss structure of the fore fuselage cage.
Thetiresizesforallthreewheelsare5.0“x5.0”.
At maximum gross weight, a tire pressure of 2,87 bars (41 psi) for the nose
wheel,and2,5bars(36psi)forthemainwheelsisrequired.
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From the retracted position the flaps are extended by pressing and
holding the flaps switch until the desire flap deflection is achieved. A
limit switch on the actuator will stop the flaps movement when the flaps
reachthe40°position.
To retract the flaps, the flaps switch must be placed in the upper position
from the neutral position. The switch will remain in the upper position
until reset to neutral. After the complete or partial flaps retraction, the
flaps switch is to be set into neutral position. A micro switch will stop the
fullflapsretractionatthe0°setting.
A yellow annunciator light, “Flaps in Motion”, indicates that the flaps are
in transition. The light is located beside the EC 100 Display, above the
flightinstruments (Figure7-2).
The light will illuminate, whenever the flap actuator is in operation. The
purpose of this light is to inform the pilot when the actuator is in
operation. If the light remains ON when the flaps are fully extended or
retracted that there is likely an actuator problem that needs to be
investigated.
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