Textron Cessna 172R User Manual

CESSNA
MODEL
172R
SECTION
7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
The
instrument
panel
(Refer
to
Figure
7-2)
is
of
all-metal
construction,
and is
designed
in
segments
to
allow related
groups
of
instruments,
switches
and controls
to
be removed
without
removing
the entire
panel.
For
specific
details
concerning
the
instruments,
switches,
circuit
breakers,
and
controls
on
the
instrument
panel,
refer
to
related
topics
in
this section.
PILOT
PANEL
LAYOUT
Flight
instruments
are
contained
in
a
single
panel
located
in
front
of
the
pilot.
These instruments
are
designed
around the
basic
"T"
configuration.
The
gyros
are
located
immediately
in
front
of
the
pilot,
and
arranged vertically
over
the control
column. The
airspeed
indicator and
altimeter
are
located
to
the
left
and
right
of
the
gyros,
respectively.
The remainder
of
the
flight
instruments
are
clustered
around the basic
"T".
An
annunciator
panel
is located
above
the|
altimeter
and
provides
caution and
warning
messages
for fuel
quantity,
oil
pressure,
low
vacuum
and
low
voltage
situations.
To the
right
of
the
flight
instruments is
a
sub
panel
which
contains
engine
tachometer
and various
navigational
heading
instruments. To
the
left of
the
flight
instruments
is
a
sub
panel
which
contains
a
left/right
fuel
quantity
indicator,
an
oil
temperature/oil
pressure
indicator,
a
vacuum
gage/ammeter,
an|
EGT/fuel flow
indicator,
a
digital
clock/OAT
indicator
and
the
avionics circuit
breaker
panel.
Below the
engine
and
flight
instruments
are
circuit
breakers
and!
switches
for
the
airplane
systems
and
equipment.
Master,
Avionics!
Master and
Ignition
Switches
are
also located
in
this
area
of
the
panel.
The
parking
brake control
is
positioned
below the switch
and!
circuit
breaker
panel.
|
CENTER
PANEL
LAYOUT
The
center
panel
contains
various
avionics
equipment
arranged
in
a
vertical
rack.
This
arrangement
allows
each
component
to
be
removed
without
having
to
access
the
backside
of
the
panel.
Below
the
panel
are
the
throttle,
mixture,
alternate static
air
and
lighting
controls.
Revision
7
7-9
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Brand	Textron
Model	Cessna 172R
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English