Piper Archer Flashcards
Manufacturer
Piper Aircraft
Model
PA-28-181
Identifier
P28A
Max Gross weight
2550
Primary Flight Controls
Differential Ailerons
Elevator
Rudder
Secondary Flight controls
Single slot wing flaps
Manually actuated
0,10,25,40
Trim
Stabilator
Manual: located between front seats
Electric: located on both yokes
Rudder trim:
Located by copilot left leg
Propeller
Sensenich
Fixed pitch
76 diameters
2 metal blades
Power plant
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
I=Fuel injected
O= Horizontally opposed
360= cubic inches of displacement
B4A- Accessories we have in the plane
4 cylinders horizontally opposed
Direct propeller drive
Air cooled
Naturally aspirated
180hp @2700 rpm
Dual magneto ignition
Fuel air mixture control (manual)
Oil
Wet sump
5-8quarts
School:6 quarts
Phillips X/C 20W-50
Fuel system
Mechanical and Electrical fuel pump
50 gal capacity
48 gal usable capacity
Hydraulic System
MIL 5606H
External Reservoir located on firewall
Hydraulically actuated external caliper disk brakes (on main wheels only)
Landing gear
Tricycle configuration
Differential toe brakes
Nose gear: Steerable Air/oil shock strut
Main gear: same nose
Electrical system
28 volts
70A alternator
24v main battery
1 emergency battery (24V approx 30 min power to emergency bus, and 30 minutes of power on main battery once alternator fails)
Section 7
Standby instrument is on a battery
Avionics
Transponder: A,C, and S functions
Garmin G1000 display PFD and MFD
ADAHRS flight instruments
Garmin G5 standby instrument
Auto pilot: Garmin-GFC 700 2-axis integrated with auto pitch trims
IFR Navigator: 2x Garmin GPS