Ground Handling; Towing - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section
VIII
BEECHCRAFT Sundowner 180
Handling, Serv
-
Maint
C23(M-1285
and After)
GROUND HANDLING
The three-view
drawing
shows the
minimum
hangar
clearances for
a
standard
airplane.
Allowances must be
made for
any
special
radio antennas and
the
possibility of
an underinflated nose tire.
TOWING
CAUTION
Extreme care
should be
used
when
moving
with power equipment.
Should the
nose gear
be turned
in
excess
of
the
red limit marks,
there
is a very good possibility the nose gear
steering
yoke
and/or
linkage
may be damaged.
One
person can
move the
airplane on a
smooth
and level
surface,
using
the
hand
tow bar furnished
with
the
loose
equipment. Attach the tow bar to the tow
lugs
on the
nose
gear
Idwer
torque knee.
Where
movement
is restricted,
two
people can pivot
the
airplane
on
the main
wheels.
One
person
should
push on
the wing
leading
edge or
hold
the wing tip, while the other
operates the tow bar.
CAUTION
Do
not exert force on the
propeller
or control
surfaces.
Do
not
place
weight on the stabilator
to raise
the
nose wheel.
Do not
attempt.to tow
the airplane backward by the tail tie-down
ring.
8-6
February
1979