Piper COMANCHE 260 Owner's Handbook Manual page 23

SECTION II THE PIPER COMANCHE
BAGGAGE COMPARTMEMT
Maximum placarded weight of the baggage area is 200
Pounds with 20 cubic feet of area available, accessible through
a 20 x 20 inch door. Provision for securing cargo is provided
by tie-down belts installed in the compartment. Attached to
the top of the baggage compartment are provisions for stowing
the tow bar. The key used in the ignition operates the lock on
the baggage compartment door.
SEATS
Front seats are adjustable so as to provide comfort and
facilitate ease of entry and exit from the aircraft for pilot and
passengers. They are easily removed by taking out the stops
at the end of the mounting tracks and sliding the seats oif their
tracks,
The entire rear seat isremoved quickly by disengaging the
aft seat bottom tube from its attachment clamps, detaching the
latches behind the top of the seat back, removing the center
safety belt bolt, then lifting both the seat and the back as one
unit from the cockpit.
FINISH
All aluminum sheet components ofthe Comancheare care-
fully finished inside and outside to assure maximum service
life. Bothsides of all pleces are alodinetreated, and are spray-
ed with zinc chromate primer, External surfaces are coated
with durable dcrylic lacquer in attractive high gloss colors.
The application of primer to interior surfaces will prevent