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Aircraft Weight & Balance |
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Need and Requirements for Aircraft Weighing |
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Weight and Balance Terminology |
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Datum |
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Arm |
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Moment |
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Center of Gravity |
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Maximum Weight |
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Empty Weight |
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Empty Weight Center of Gravity |
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Useful Load |
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Minimum Fuel |
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Tare Weight |
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Procedures for Weighing an Aircraft |
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General Concepts |
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Weight and Balance Data |
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Weight and Balance Equipment |
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Scales |
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Spirit Level |
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Plumb Bob |
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Hydrometer |
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Preparing an Aircraft for Weighing |
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Fuel System |
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Oil System |
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Miscellaneous Fluids |
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Flight Controls |
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Other Considerations |
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Weighing Points |
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Center of Gravity Range |
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Empty Weight Center of Gravity Range |
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Operating Center of Gravity Range |
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Standard Weights Used for Aircraft Weight and Balance |
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Example Weighing of an Airplane |
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Loading an Aircraft for Flight |
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Example Loading of an Airplane |
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Weight and Balance Extreme Conditions |
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Example Forward and Aft Extreme Condition Checks |
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Equipment Change and Aircraft Alteration |
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Example Calculation After an Equipment Change |
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The Use of Ballast |
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Loading Graphs and CG Envelopes |
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Helicopter Weight and Balance |
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General Concepts |
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Helicopter Weighing |
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Weight and Balance—Weight-Shift Aircraft and Powered Parachutes |
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Weight-Shift Aircraft |
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Powered Parachutes |
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Weight and Balance for Large Airplanes |
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Built-In Electronic Weighing
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Mean Aerodynamic Chord |
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Weight and Balance Records |
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