Textron Cessna 172R User Manual

SECTION
7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
CESSNA
MODEL
172R
|RH
PANEL
LAYOUT
|
The
RH
panel
contains the
hour
meter,
ELT
switch,
and
room
for
expansion
of
indicators and
other avionics
equipment.
Below this
sub
panel
are
the
glove
box,
cabin heat and
cabin air
controls,
and
wing
flap
switch.
CENTER
PEDESTAL
LAYOUT
The
center
pedestal,
located below the
center
panel,
contains the
elevator
trim
control
wheel,
position
indicator,
handheld
microphone
bracket and
fuel
shutoff
valve
control. The
fuel
selector
valve handle
|
is located
at
the base
of
the
pedestal.
GROUND
CONTROL
Effective
ground
control
while
taxiing
is
accomplished
through
nose
wheel
steering by
using
the
rudder
pedals;
left
rudder
pedal
to
steer
left
and
right
rudder
pedal
to steer
right.
When
a
rudder
pedal
is
depressed,
a
spring
loaded
steering
bungee
(which
is connected
to
the
nose
gear
and
to
the rudder
bars)
will
turn
the
nose
wheel
through
an arc
of
approximately
10°
each side
of
center.
By
applying
either
left
or
right
brake,
the
degree
of
turn
may
be
increased
up
to
30°
each
side
of
center.
Moving
the
airplane
by
hand
is
most
easily
accomplished
by
attaching
a
tow
bar
to
the
nose
gear
strut.
If
a
tow
bar is
not
available,
or
pushing
is
required,
use
the
wing
struts
as
push points.
Do
not
use
the vertical
or
horizontal
surfaces
to
move
the
airplane.
If
the
airplane
is
to
be
towed
by
vehicle,
never
turn
the
nose
wheel
more
than
30°
either
side
of
center
or
structural
damage
to
the
nose
gear
could result.
The
minimum
turning
radius
of
the
airplane,
using
differential
braking
and
nose
wheel
steering
during
taxi,
is
approximately
27
|feet.
To
obtain
a
minimum
radius
turn
during ground
handling,
the
airplane
may
be
rotated
around
either
main
landing
gear
by
pressing
down
on a
tailcone
bulkhead
just
forward of
the horizontal
stabilizer
to
raise the
nose
wheel
off
the
ground.
Care
should be
exercised
to
ensure
that
pressure
is exerted
only
on
the bulkhead
I
area
and
not
on
skin between
the
bulkheads.
Pressing
down
on
the
horizontal stabilizer
is
not
recommended.
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Brand	Textron
Model	Cessna 172R
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English