PS-28 Cruiser
PS-28N Cruiser
CR-MM-1-0-00
CHAPTER 3 – FUSELAGE
Revision No.: -
Date of issue: 2011-03-08
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3.1 General
PS-28 Cruiser fuselage is a semi-monocoque structure formed by stiffeners and aluminum
sheet. The fuselage consists of the front part with the cockpit and the rear part, the integral part
of which is the fin.
This chapter describes the following:
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front part of the fuselage
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rear part of the fuselage
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cockpit (crew compartment)
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baggage compartment
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cockpit canopy
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towing gear.
Fig. 3-1
: Fuselage layout
3.2 Description and operation
3.2.1 Front part of the fuselage
The front part of the fuselage consists of bulkheads No. 1 to 5 (see Fig. 3-1). The nose landing
gear attachments (1, Fig. 3-2) are located on the bulkhead No. 1, which also separate the cockpit
from the engine compartment. Cockpit with fixed seats is located between bulkheads No. 1 and
5. The baggage compartment is located behind the seats. Center section of wing consists of the
main attachments (2) are located between bulkheads No. 2 and 3 and the rear attachment (3),
which is located on the bulkhead No. 5, main landing gear attachment points (4) are located
behind main center wing spar, the engine mount attachment points (5) are located on the
bulkhead No. 1, which is firewall.
3.2.2 Rear part of the fuselage
The rear part of the fuselage is located in the area from the bulkhead No. 6 up to the bulkhead
No. 13 (see Fig. 3-1). It is a semi-monocoque structure formed by stiffeners and aluminum skin.
The rear part of fuselage is of elliptic section covered by aluminum sheet. The fin with rudder
attachments (6, Fig. 3-2) and stabilizer attachments (7) is an integral part of the rear part of the
fuselage. The bulkheads No. 12 and 13 form the stabilizer attachment points.
