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This is a question that I have always wondered, and its about time I knew the answer ;)
At which height should the main instrument panel be in a c152/172 aircraft, how high or low is the seat in conjuction with the MIP, would a short person tend to have less view than a tall person. Should your chin be in line with the glareshield, or higher? or lower?
I would like to know the placement so that my sim remains realistic!
Cheers,
Alex
Hi Alex
Have you considered popping along to your local airfield and asking for access to a Cessna. I'm absolutely certain you'd be given access.
Found out the answer...
The bottom of the MIP should be between 48cm and 55cm from the floor depending on what the model type of the Cessna is.
Alex...
I was digging through some files I downloaded a while ago and found this information:
CESSNA 172 MEASUREMENTS – THESE ARE APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS ONLY, AND NOT ACTUAL MANAFACTURERS MEASUREMENTS – TO BE USED A GUIDE ONLY
CABIN / FLOOR
HEIGHT FROM FLOOR TO ROOF (INSIDE ROOF) = 124 - 125CM
FROM RIGHT DOOR TO RIGHT OF CENTER CONSOLE DISTANCE = 37CM
DISTANCE FROM PADDED LEFT DOOR TO PADDED RIGHT DOOR (AT HINGE) = 96CM
WIDTH OF FLOOR AT START OF CENTER CONSOLE = 78CM
(BECAUSE DOORS ARE PADDED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DOORS IS GOING TO BE LESS THAN THE WIDTH OF THE MIP, JUST TO SAVE CONFUSION!)
SEATS
WIDTH FROM LEFT OF PILOTS SEAT TO RIGHT OF CO-PILOTS SEAT = 96CM
DISTANCE FROM FRONT EDGE OF SEAT TO MIP = 57 - 58CM
DOORS
DOOR HEIGHT = 105cm
DOOR WIDTH = 89cm
GLARESHIELD
WIDTH OF GLARESHIELD = 30CM (FROM FRONT OF MIP TO WINDOW)
LENGTH OF GLARESHIELD = 105CM
MIP
MIP HEIGHT INCLUDING GLARESHIELD = 46 - 47CM
MIP WIDTH INCLUDING GLARESHIELD = 105CM
HEIGHT FROM FLOOR TO BOTTOM OF MIP = 48CM
HEIGHT FROM FLOOR TO TOP OF MIP INCLUDING GLARESHIELD = 93CM
CENTER CONSOLE
CONSOLE HEIGHT = 47CM
CONSOLE WIDTH = 16CM
FUEL SELECTOR PANEL (FLOOR PART) = 12CM
(MEASURING FROM CENTER CONSOLE TOWARDS YOU)
RUDDER PEDALS
FROM FLOOR TO TOP OF RUDDER PEDAL = 27.5CM
Lol.....this is what I uploaded to mycockpit! This was a very old post!
I knew I got it from somewhere!