PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
SECTION 7
PA-28-236, DAKOTA
DESCRIPTION & OPERATION
ISSUED: JUNE 1, 1978
REPORT: VB-910
7-5
REVISED: JULY 13, 1984
7.9 LANDING GEAR
The landing gears have 6.00 x 6 wheels. The main wheels (Figure
7-1) are equipped with hydraulically operated disc brakes. The nose wheel
carries a four ply rating tube type tire and the main gear carry six ply rating
tube type tires.
A spring device is incorporated in the rudder pedal torque tube
assembly to provide rudder trim. A bungee in the nose gear steering
mechanism reduces steering effort and dampens bumps and shocks during
taxiing. By use of the rudder pedals and brakes, the nose gear is steerable
through a 30-degree arc each side of center. Later aircraft have the bungee
removed from the nose gear steering mechanism and are steerable through
a 20-degree arc each side of center. A shimmy dampener is also included in
the nose gear.
The struts are of the air-oil type, with a normal extension of 3.25 inches
for the nose gear and 4.5 inches for the main gear under normal static load
(empty weight of airplane plus full fuel and oil).
The brakes are actuated by a hand lever and master cylinder, which is
located below and near the center of the instrument panel or by toe brakes
mounted on each rudder pedal. The toe brakes and the hand lever each have
their own brake cylinders, but they share a common reservoir. The parking
brake is incorporated in the lever brake and is operated by pulling back
on the lever and depressing the knob attached to the top of the handle. To
release the parking brake, pull back on the brake lever to disengage the
catch mechanism; then allow the handle to swing forward.
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