Landing Gear; Control Systems; Fuel System - Piper Cherokee C Owner's Handbook Manual

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SECTION II
THE PIPER CHEROKEE
floor space ahead of the rear seat.
LANDING GEAR
The three landinggears use a Cleveland 600 x 6 wheel, the
main wheels being provided with Cleveland single disc hydraulic
brake assemblies, No. 30-55. All wheels use 600 x 6 four ply
tires with tubes.
The nose gear is steerable through a 30 degree arc by use
of the rudder pedals. A spring device is incorporated in the
rudder pedal torque tube assembly to aid in rudder centering
and to provide rudder trim. The nose gear steering mechan-
ism also incorporates a hydraulic shimmy dampener.
The oleo struts are of the air-oil type, with normal exten-
sion being 3.25 inches for the nose gear and 4.50 inches for the
main gear under normal static load (empty weight of airplane
plus full fuel and oil).
The standard brake system for the Cherokee consists of a
hand lever and master cylinder which is located below and behind
the left center of the instrument sub-panel. The brake fluid
reservoir is installed on the top left front face of the firewall.
The parking brake is incorporated in the master cylinder and is
actuated by pulling back on the brake lever, depressing the knob
attached to the handle and releasing the brake lever. To release
the parking brake, pull back on the lever to disengage the catch
mechanism and allow the handle to swing forward.
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Optional toe brakes are available to supplement the standard
hand lever and parking brake system.
CONTROL SYSTEMS
Dual controls are provided as standard equipment, with a
cable system used between the controls and the surfaces. The
horizontal tail is of the all movable slab type, with an anti-servo
tab which also acts as a longitudinal trim tab, actuated by a
control on the cabin ceiling. The stabilator provides extra
stability and controllability with less size, drag, and weight
than conventional tail surfaces. The ailerons are provided
with a differential action which tends to eliminate adverse yaw
in turning maneuvers, and also reduces the amount of coordin-
ation required in normal turns.
The flaps are manually operated, balanced for light oper-
ating forces and spring loaded to return to the up position. A
past-center lock incorporated in the actuating linkage holds the
flap when it is in the up position so that it may be used as a
step on the right side. The flap will not support a step load
except when in the full up position, so it must be completely
retracted when used as a step. The flaps have three extended
positions, 10, 25 and 40 degrees.
FUEL SYSTEM
Fuel is stored in two twenty-five gallon tanks which are
secured to the leading edge structure of each wing by screws
and nut plates. This allows easy removal for service or in-
spection.
The standard quantity of fuel is 36 gallons for the Cherokee
150 and 160 and 50 gallons for the Cherokee 180. To obtain the
standard quantity of 36 gallons of fuel on the 150 and 160 fill
the tanks only to the bottom of the filler neck indicator, which
extends some distance into the tanks. To fill to the standard plus
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