CHEROKEE 180 PA-28-180 Owner's Handbook - Piper Aircraft Corporation, Vero Beach, Florida U.S.A.eC THIS HANDBOOK 1 NOT DESIGNED, NOR CAN ANY HANDBOOK SERVE, AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADEQUATE AND COMPETENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE (CURRENT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, THE. APPLICABLE FEDERAL AIR REGULATIONS, AND ADVISORY CIRCULARS. TF 18 NOT INTENDED TO BE’ A GUIDE OF BASIC FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, NOR & TRAINING MANUAL. ‘THE HANDBOOK Is DESIGNED: 1. TO HELP YOU OPERATE YOUR CHEROKEE win SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE. 2% TO MORE FULLY ACQUAINT YOU WITH THE BASIC PERFORMANCE “AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE, 3. TO MORE FULLY EXPLAIN YOUR CHEROKEES OPERATION THAN Is PERMISSIBLE TO SET FORTH IN ‘THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL. If THERE 1S ANY INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THIS HANDBOOK AND THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL APPROVED BY THE F.A.A, THE FLIGHT MANUAL SHALL GOVERN, Aevied text and ilustratons shal be ind by @ black vertical ln in he marlo oppotts the change Additonal copies of thi manual, Part No. 761 $13, ‘may be obtine fom your Piper Dale Published by PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT Piper Aierafe Corporation| 761513 Issues Jane 1972 Revised: January 1973 Peformance Weighes Power Plane Feet and oi SECTION | SPECIFICATIONSCHEROKEE 180 SECTION | SECTION sPrcaricarions PERFORMANCE, Performance figures ate for aiplanes equipped for cosrsoustry wanportation and flown a ros wight under sandatd contons at ses level oe stated are, Aay changes in equipment may tse i changes in performance, Takeoff Ground Run (SL Sud, maximem efor, 25° 4p) no Take-off over $04 Barter SL. Se, (manna effort, 25° ap) 1625 Bes Rate of Clin Speed (gh) 85 Rate of Cimb (f per mia) nas Service Caling (f) 14,150 Absolute Cling (2) 16500 Top speed (mp) 148 (Optim Crue Speed (TAS) (75% pomes, ‘optimum alia, leaned to best power (mpB) m ‘easing Range (75% power, optimum suude leaned to best economy, no reserves or ib allowance) (ni) ots ‘ptm Craiking Range (55% power, 10,000 , leaned wo bes economy, no reserves rc lowe (id Sealing Spend CAS (taps down) (mph) Salling Speed CAS (ape up mph) Landing Rol SS (aps down) (0) 635° anding Roll over S04 Bae SL. Se, (1) 85 ‘This value applies only for the conditions indicted on the landing lsance vert density aitude care. ro s13 1 Thos oer‘SECTION I SPECIFICATIONS (cont) wergnrs ‘Grose Weight (bs) Empty Weighe (Standard) bs) ‘USEFUL LOAD Standard) (ib) POWER PLANT agin Lycoming) Rated Horepower Rated Sped pm) Bore in) Seoke fin) Displacement (ea) Compresion Ratio Dey Weight (ib) Propeller FURL AND OW. uel Capacity (US. gl) Usable oil capacity (as) Fuel, Aviation Gude (i octane) BAGGAGE Maximam Baggs ls) sg Space (eu) Bagpage Door Size in) + Weight vrei ach aera CHEROKEE 120 2450 ase 1056" 0360448 160 suzs 4375, se10 Bsa as 768855.060 “8 100/130 200 20x22 761513 ‘20615 CHEROKEE 180 SPECIFICATIONS (cone) Wing Span) Wing Ata (60 Wing Loading (bs ee 9 Lengo fo) eighec) Power Loading (bs pe bp) LANDING GEAR Whee ase) Whee Tread (0 TirePresure (ps) Nose Main Tre size Nore (6 ply rating) Main 6 ing) persia Fhoeis SECTION | i we Mo 2 | ae i a coors sooxe uee SECTION! CHEROKEE 160 ea SECTION It DESIGN INFORMATION gine and Popter sracores Landing Gear Control Systems Fee Sytem eerie Syne eating and Venting SytemCHEROKEE 180 SECTION IT ‘SECTION It DESIGN INFORMATION ENGINE AND PROPELLER ‘The Chermkee 180 is powered by a Lycoming O-360-A4A four cylinder, direct dive, horizontally opposed engin ted at 180 HP at £2700 RPM, I is mised with starter, 60 ampere 12 vot alternator shielded giton, vacuum pump deve, fuel pump, aod a dy, tutomtive type carburetors fe. The exhaust system is of the crostover type to reduce back pressure and improve gerormance, ti made ently fom stainless Sel and is equipped with dual muff. A beter shoud around the muffs if provided to supply heat for the cibin and windshield etontng ‘The Sersenich 76EMBSS-040 fixe pitch propeller ema from & cone piece lay forging sTRUCTURES All stucrurs ate of aluminum alloy construction andar designed to ultimate oad faetore well in excess of normal requtemeats, All eeror surfaces are prined with etching primer and painted with serie nage ‘The wings ae attached xo each side ofthe faselg by inserting the butt ends of the respective main spar ate» spar Dox cary-ahough hich is an integral pare oF the faseiage sereture, providing in effect 4 onknuous mai spar wth splices at each side of he fuselage, Thee ate slo fore and aft stachments a che rear Spar and tan airy fone Spur 61 513 5 Tabet iteener tt secTION I CHEROKEE 180 “The wing srl sesin laminar flo ype, NACASS,415 with tne maximum thikoes abou 40% af of the ending ede, This permite the min spar carry-throughsteucere tobe loeated under che rae seat providing tnobsucted eabin lor spac ead ofthe er se LANDING GEAR ‘The three lending gests use «Cleveland 6.00 x 6 wheel, the main wees being provided. with Cleveland single dtc hydralc brake assemblies, No, 3035. All whels se 6.00 x6 fur ply tes with bes, “The nose pear ie eetable trough a 44 degre ate by ase ofthe rudder peils.A spring device is iscorporsed in the nidder pedal torque tube assembly to ad in rudder centring and to provide adder trim, The nose geat steering mechani abo incorporates hydeaulic Shimmy dampen. “The three stu ate ofthe src ype, with the normal extension being 3.25 inches forthe nose gear and 4.50 inches forthe main gear "The standard rake system forthe Cherokee sonsts of hand lever and muster cylinder which i located blow and behind the let center ofthe instrument sebpane. The brake i servos sled fon the top tet font face of the fuewal. The parking brake i incorporated in the master eylinder an i actsted by paling back on the brake lever, depresing the knob attached 0 the handle and teleasng the brake lever To relate the parking brake, pul back onthe lever to disengage ce etch mechanism and allow the handle to svg foward (Optional toe brakes re seiable to supplement she standard hend lever ad parking brake rater. 6 701 13 ‘ross CHEROKEE 180 SECTION It CONTROL SysTEMS Dual contols are provided at standard squipment with 2 cable sytem ased between the conuols an theses. The orion al i of the Flying Tal type (stabiater), with im tab moutted on te lig ge of the sabiatr to reduce the contol system force, This ‘ab & atouted by 1 contol wheel onthe lor beeweea the front seat, ‘he sailor provides extra sabilty and ctrl with les sie, rag and weight than conventional tal susaces The secon are rode wih a differential scion whish tends to reduce adver att in utning mance, and. which alko retuces the. amount of oordinaion required in normal tars. A rudder trim ajusment It ‘mounted onthe right side af the pedestal below the tote quadeant and permits dietiona wim at needed in figh ‘The aps are manually operated, balanced for lit operating forse and spinglonded to return to the up positon. A past rane ob nme ; ad bc we 0m Fe OT | me Muss wor 220 US 7 a ” qt 1 sx arm eer : usa suc ct “ 6 7 rests ” ‘Tests