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BEECHCRAFT Sundowner
180
.
Section Vil
C23 (IVI-1 285 and After)
Systems
Description
LANDING GEAR
The
fixed tricycle
landing gear,
fabricated from magnesium
castings
and aluminum
forgings,
uses rubber disks for
shock absorption.
The gears
are
identical except for the
pivoting
and steer-
ing provisions
on the
nose gear
and the brake
attachment
points
on
the main
gear.
The
nose
wheel
is
steerable through a spring
loaded
link-
age connected
to the
rudder
pedals
and
has
a maximum
travel of
40°±2°
in either direction. A
hydraulic
damper
on
the nose wheel strut compensates
for any tendency
to
shimmy.
Toe
brakes
will
aid
in
steering
the
airplane
on the
ground.
BRAKES
The
brakes
on
the main landing
gear wheels
are operated
by applying toe
pressure
to the rudder
pedals,
The parking
brake
push-pull
control
is
located on the
right
side of the
lower left
subpanel.To
set the
parking
brakes,
pull
the con-
trol out and depress the
pilot's
toe
pedals
until firm. Push
the control
in to
release
the
brakes.
NOTE
Wheel
chocks should be
installed
and the
park-
ing
brake
left
off
if
the
airplane
is
to be
left
un-
attended.
Changes
in
ambient temperature
can
cause
the brakes to release
or to exert ex-
cessive
pressures.
February
1979
7-13
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