Cessna 172 Manual page 47

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OPERATING LIMITATIONS
OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED.
Your Cessna exceeds the requirements of airworthiness as set forth
by the United States Government, and is certificated under FAA Type Cer-
tificate No. 3Al2 as Cessna Model No. l 72M.
The aircraft may be equipped for day, night, VFR, or IFR operation.
Your Cessna Dealer will be happy to assist you in selecting equipment best
suited to your needs.
Your aircraft must be operated in accordance with
all
FAA-approved
markings and placards in the aircraft.
If
there is any information in this
section which contradicts the FAA-approved markings and placards, it is
to be disregarded.
MANEUVERS - NORMAL CATEGORY.
This aircraft is certificated in both the normal and utility category.
The normal category is applicable to aircraft intended for non-aerobatic
operations. These include any maneuvers incidental to normal flying,
stalls (except whip stalls) and turns in which the angle of bank is not
more than
60°.
In connection with the foregoing, the following gross
weight and flight load factors apply:
Gross Weight . .
Flight Load Factor
*Flaps Up . . .
*Flaps Down .
2300 lbs
+3.8 -1.52
+3.0
*The design load factors are 150% of the above, and in
all cases, the structure meets or exceeds design loads.
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