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SECTION 7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
CESSNA
MODEL 172R
LANDING GEAR
SYSTEM
The
landing
gear is of the
tricycle type,
with a steerable nose
wheel and
two
main wheels.
Wheel
fairings
are
optional equipment
for
both
the main and nose
wheels.
Shock absorption
is
provided
by
the tubular
spring
steel main
landing
gear struts
and the
air/oil
nose
gear
shock
strut.
Each
main gear wheel is equipped with
a
hydraulically
actuated disc
type
brake
on
the inboard
side
of
each
wheel.
BAGGAGE
COMPARTMENT
The
baggage
compartment consists of
two
areas,
one
extending
from
behind
the
rear passengers
seat
to
the
aft
cabin
bulkhead,
and
an
additional
area
aft of
the
bulkhead.
Access
to
both baggage
areas
is gained through
a
lockable
baggage
door
on
the
left
side
of
the
airplane,
or
from
within the airplane cabin.
A baggage net
with
tiedown
straps
is
provided
for securing baggage
and is attached
by
tying
the
straps to
tiedown rings provided in the airplane. For
baggage
area
and door
dimensions,
refer
to
Section
6.
SEATS
The seating arrangement
consists
of
two vertically adjusting
crew
seats
for
the
pilot
and
front seat
passenger,
and
a
single
bench
seat
with
adjustable
back
for
rear
seat passengers.
Seats
used
for
the pilot and
front
seat
passenger
are
adjustable
fore
and
aft,
and
up
and down.
Additionally,
the angle of the
seat
back is infinitely adjustable.
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Fore
and
aft adjustment
is
made
using
the
handle
located below
the
center of the seat
frame.
To position the
seat,
lift
the
handle,
slide
the
seat
into
position, release the handle and
check that the
seat
is locked in place. To adjust
the
height
of
the
seat,
rotate
the
large
crank
under
the
right hand
corner
of
the
seat
until a
comfortable
height is
obtained. To adjust the
seat
back
angle,
pull
up on the release
button,
located
in
the
center
front
of
seat,
just
under the
seat bottom,
position the
seat
back
to
the desired
angle,
and
release
the button.
When the seat is not
occupied,
the seat
back will
automatically fold
forward
whenever
the release button
is
pulled up.
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