Piper Archer Info

Question 1

What is the never exceed speed (Vne)

Answer 1

154 knots indicated
148 knots calibrated

Question 2

What is the Max weight?
What is the lightest weight?
Max ramp weight?
Max baggage weight?
Max utility ramp weight?
Max utility weight?

Answer 2

2550 max
1917 light
2558 max ramp
200lbs baggage
2138 utility ramp
2130 utility max

Question 3

What is the maneuvering speed when at max weight?
at light weight?

Answer 3

113 heavy
98 light

Question 4

What is the normal opperating range?
What is Vno

Answer 4

50-125
Vno is 125

Question 5

What is the Vfe?
What is the Vso?

Answer 5

Vfe is 102kts
Vso is 45

Question 6

What is the caution range?

Answer 6

125-154kts

Question 7

Name of engine manufacturer?
Model Number?
Explain what each thing means

Answer 7

Lycoming
IO-360-B4A
Four cylinder, direct drive, horizontally opposed fuel injected engine rated at 180 horsepower and 2700rpm

Question 8

How much horsepower?

Answer 8

180

Question 9

Oil pressure minimum and maximum?
Normal range?

Answer 9

minimum 25 psi
maximum 115 psi
Normal is 55-95psi

Question 10

Propellar manufacturer?
Type of propellar?

Answer 10

Sensenich
Fixed pitch

Question 11

Fuel Grade

Answer 11

100 or 100LL aviation grade

Question 12

Tachometer range

Answer 12

500 to 2700rpm

Question 13

Oil temperature range

Answer 13

75 to 245 F

Question 14

How many amps in the alternator?

Answer 14

70amps

Question 15

Emergency battery minimum voltage?

Answer 15

23.3

Question 16

Maximum positive load factor?
Normal vs Utility

Answer 16

3.8g’s for normal
4.4g’s for utility

Question 17

Total Fuel capacity?
How much is unusable fuel?
How much is usable?

Answer 17

50 gallons total
2 unusable
48 usuable

Question 18

What does AHRS stand for?
ADAHRS?

Answer 18

Attitude and heading reference system
Air data…

Question 19

Stall speed with no flaps at 2550lbs

Answer 19

50kts

Question 20

Spin Recovery in the Archer

Answer 20

1-Rudder Full opposite
2-Yoke full forward while neutralizing ailerons
3-Throttle Idle
4-Rudder neutral when rotation stops
5-Back pressure on yoke to recover from dive

Question 21

Best rate of clmb Vy?
Best angle of climb Vx?

Answer 21

vy=76
vx=64

Question 22

Landing speed with flaps to 40 degrees?

Answer 22

66kts

Question 23

Landing final approach speed, Initial vs Final

Answer 23

75knots on initial approach
65knots on final approach

Question 24

Type of Flaps

Answer 24

Manual and Slotted

Question 25

Type of oil?
Amount of oil it can hold?
Amount of oil required by thrust?

Answer 25

Phillips X/C 20W-50

Can hold 5-8 quartz

Thrust requires 6 quartz

Question 26

Primary flight controls

Answer 26

Differential Ailerons
Rudder
Stabilator

Question 27

Secondary flight controls

Answer 27

Flaps
Single slotted, manual

Question 28

What information does the ADC (air data computer) provide in the Archer?
Basically the entire pitot static system

Answer 28

Provides airspeed, altitude, vertical speed, and air temperature

Question 29

What does the data does the AHRS provide the piper archer?
Basically the entire gyroscopic system in a analog airplane

Answer 29

Attitude
Heading
Uses GPS rate sensors, air data, and magnetic variation