Interactive C172 systems prep

Not really interactive but it gets the job done!

Cessna 172-S

Aircraft Systems Page 1

• Primary Flight Controls
-Ailerons control roll on the longitudinal axis
-Elevator controls pitch on the lateral axis
-Rudder controls yaw on vertical axis
-Trim tabs used to alleviate constant pressure sometimes needed on elevator

• Flaps
-Single slot type operated by an electric motor

• Power plant
-L.H.A.N.D.
-Lycoming IO-360-L2A
-Horizontally opposed
-Air cooled
-Normally aspirated
-Direct drive
-Fuel injected, four cylinders, 360 cubic inches, 180 HP @ 2700 RPM
-Accessories include: starter and belt driven alternator mounted on the front of the engine, and dual magnetos, dual vacuum pumps and a full flow oil filter mounted on the rear of the engine
-4 cylinders, 8 spark plugs for safety and a more efficient fuel burn

• Propeller
-Fixed pitch
-Two bladed
-76” in diameter
-Manufactured by McCauley

• Fuel System
-100LL Blue, or 100 Green
-2 tanks, one in each wing
-56 gallons total, 53 gallons usable or 26.5 gallons usable in each wing
-13 sumps total, 5 each wing, 3 under nose; always check before flight, and after refueling
-Gravity fed from wing tanks to the fuel selector valve (3 positions labeled, BOTH, RIGHT, LEFT) and on to the fuel reservoir, through the auxiliary fuel pump, past the fuel shutoff valve, through the fuel strainer and into an engine driven fuel pump

• Oil System
-MIL-L-22851 ashless dispersant SAE grade 15W-50
- 5 quarts min, 8 quarts max
-System can contain up to 9 quarts total with 1 quart unusable

• Electrical System
-28 Volt DC system powered by a belt driven
-60 amp alternator and a
-24 volt battery
-System protected by push/pull circuit breakers
-Split bus system separates non-essential items from essential items such as the master, annunciator and interior lighting




Cessna 172-S

Aircraft Systems Page 2

• Lighting System
-Nav lights, green, red, white on each wingtip
-Landing light and
-Taxi light housed together in the portside left wing leading edge
-Beacon on top of the vertical stabilizer
-Strobe light on each wingtip

• Landing Gear
-Tricycle type with steerable nose-wheel
-Tubular spring steel main struts and air/oil in the nose strut provide shock absorption

• Brake System
-Single-disc
-Hydraulically actuated brake on each main landing gear wheel

• Hydraulic System
-Oleo strut on nose gear
-Disc brakes
-Shimmy dampener

• Pitot-Static system
-Altimeter (static)
-Vertical Speed Indicator (static)
-Airspeed Indicator (pitot and static)
-If airspeed indicator fails, use pitot heat
-If all three fail, use the alternate static source knob

• Gyroscopic Instruments
-Attitude Indicator is vacuum powered
-Heading Indicator is vacuum powered
-Turn Coordinator is electrically powered

• Environmental System
-Cabin heat knob
-Cabin air knob
-Vents
-Windows
-Window defroster
 
Anyone have some stuff for the 182T Nav III? :)

Systems info, maneuver guides, checklists, things like that at all?
 
Oh, sorry, for some reason when I read it at first I thought there was an S following the 172 there. Many things are the same but the main differences as far as I remember are with the engine, electrical system, and fuel systems.
 
It's all good. I just needed something quick, and straight forward. I have the ASA Pilot's guide to aircraft systems that I've been reading as well. Just needed something short and to the point.
 
Why not look through your aircraft's POH? It may not be interactive, but it has all the info you'll need for sure!
 
I have, and still do use it very frequently. . . i just wanted to see if there was something that I could use more interactively. . .or to develop flash cards with. Tim's fits the bill just fine.
 
aeronaut said:
Why not look through your aircraft's POH? It may not be interactive, but it has all the info you'll need for sure!
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Can't beat the POH, but sometimes it is nice to have everything in one spot.

I remember I used to have the hardest time trying to find where Vx was in the POH. Sure, now I know that it is on the first page of the Normal Procedures section and not really listed as Vx but only referred to as "best angle of climb". I think that is the only place they actually have it listed in the whole book and student pilots have the darndest time finding it.

People just starting out, can be really intimidated by some of the thick PIM's put out today. Showing it to them in a quick easy to read format can give them the warm fuzzies :)
 
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