Ensuring that Aircraft Is Properly Balanced

Balance

This sub-chapter defines the procedure for ensuring that the heaviest objects (including Pilot and passengers) are properly positioned within the aircraft, so that its Center of Gravity (heaviest part of aircraft) does not shift from when it was empty.

Task:

  1. Obtain the Arm, for each of the following objects, from the "Pilots Operator Handbook," and list them as positive or negative Inches:
    Arm
  2. Calculate the Moment for each object (from Step 1), by multiplying its Weight by its Arm.
    3. Moment
  3. Calculate the Total Moment, by adding together the Moments (from step 2).
  4. Calculate the Center of Gravity, by dividing the Total Moment (from Step 3) by the (previously calculated) Total Weight.
    5. Center of Gravity
  5. Obtain the tolerance from the "Pilots Operator Handbook," and ensure that the Center of Gravity (from Step 4) is within tolerance.

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