Textron Cessna 172R User Manual

CESSNA
MODEL
172R
SECTION
7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS
DESCRIPTION
EXHAUST
SYSTEM
Exhaust
gas
from
each
cylinder
passes
through
riser assemblies
to
a
muffler
and
tailpipe.
Outside
air is
pulled
in
around shrouds
which
are
constructed
around
the outside
of
the
muffler
to
form|
heating
chambers
which
supply
heat
to
the cabin.
COOLING
SYSTEM
Ram
air
for
engine cooling
enters
through
two
intake
openings
in
the
front of
the
engine cowling.
The
cooling
air is directed around
the
cylinders
and other
areas
of
the
engine by
baffling,
and
is
then
exhausted
through
an
opening
at
the bottom
aft
edge
of
the
cowling.
No manual
cowl
flap
cooling
system
control
is
required.
PROPELLER
The
airplane
is
equipped
with
a
two-bladed,
fixed-pitch,
one-l
piece
forged
aluminum
alloy
propeller
which is anodized
to
retard
\
corrosion.
The
propeller
is
75
inches
in
diameter.
FUEL
SYSTEM
The
airplane
fuel
system
(see
Figure
7-6)
consists
of
two
vented
r
integral
fuel
tanks
(one
tank
in
each
wing),
a
three-position
selector-
valve,
auxiliary
fuel
pump,
fuel shutoff
valve,
fuel
strainer,
enginel
driven
fuel
pump,
fuel/air
control
unit,
fuel
distribution valve
and
fuel
injection
nozzles.
A
WARNING
UNUSABLE
FUEL
LEVELS
FOR
THIS
AIRPLANE
WERE
DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH
FEDERAL
AVIATION
REGULATIONS.
FAILURE
TO OPERATE
THE
AIRPLANE
IN
COMPLIANCE
WITH
FUEL
LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED
IN
SECTION
2
MAY
FURTHER
REDUCE
THE
AMOUNT
OF
FUEL
AVAILABLE
IN
FLIGHT.
Feb
28/00
7-23
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Brand	Textron
Model	Cessna 172R
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English