Wing Flaps; Manual; Electric - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section VII
BEECHCRAFT Sundowner
180
Systems Description C23
(M-1286 and After)
The minimum
wing-tip
turning
radius, using
full steering,
one brake
and
partial power is
23 feet 11
inches.
WING FLAPS
MANUAL
The
four
position
flaps are
operated
by a
manual lever
located
between
the front seats. In addition to the full flap
down
position of
35°,
intermediate positions
are
provided.
As the
handle is raised
to
lower
the flaps, a definite detent
and click
of
the thumb release button will
be
felt at the 15°
and 25° flap extended
positions.
Another detent will indi-
cate
the 35°
position. To
retract the flaps, depress the
thumb
button
and
lower
the
handle
to
the floor.
The
thumb
button
does not
need
to
be
depressed,
nor
should it be,
to
lower
the flaps.
ELECTRIC
The
electric
wing
flaps are
controlled
by a three-position
switch UP, OFF and DOWN,
located
to the
right
of the
power quadrant. The
switch
must
be
pulled
out of detent
before
it
can be repositioned. A dial type
indicator
has
markings for UP, 10 DEGREES, 20 DEGREES and DOWN.
The indicator is located
adjacent
to the
power
quadrant.
.
Limit switches automatically turn off the
electrical motor
when
the flaps
reach
the extremes of travel.
Intermediate
flap
positions
can
be
obtained by
placing
the
three-position
switch
in
the OFF
position
during flap extension or
retraction.
CAUTION
Establish
recovery altitude,
recovery
power,
and
airspeed
before
retracting
flaps during
slow flight,
particularly
during recoveries
from
approach configuration.
7-12
February
1979