Richard Pulley Comments on Firewall Battery Installation,
Extended Luggage Compartment and Landing Gear
The firewall battery installation has been a popular modification on
C-180/185s in Alaska for many years. It fits the C-195 firewall very nicely
as well. Removal of the original battery and associated wiring netted a
reduction of 17 pounds. The battery is an Odyssey Hawker SBS-J which is an
FAA-PMA certified sealed aircraft battery for Piper models PA-18 and PA-19.
It was approved on the C-195 with a Form 337 Field Approval through the
Anchorage FSDO.
Bill Milton with The 195 Factory, LLC did a beautiful job of fabrication and
installation of both extended baggage compartments. They are approved
installations on the C-195 TCDS. Rear fuselage access is provided via a
hinged rear panel secured with Dzus fasteners in the right side extended
baggage.
This landing gear comparison photo shows heavy gear installed on the
airplane with a light gear leg standing beside the plane. The heavy gear is
7/8" thick and the light is 3/4" thick. The most obvious difference is in
the narrower shape of the legs especially toward the lower end. The
reduction in weight is 28 pounds total with the light gear.
Richard Pulley
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