weight and balance practice

When calculating weight and balance for an aircraft, when is an aircraft considered to be in balance?

What must you do prior to weighing an aircraft to determine the aircraft's empty weight?

What does the useful load of an aircraft consist of?

If an aircraft's weight and balance records become lost, destroyed, or otherwise inaccurate, which of the following can provide the empty weight of an aircraft?

In the theory of weight and balance, what is the name of the distance from the fulcrum to an object?

(1) Private aircraft are required by regulations to be weighed periodically. (2) Private aircraft are required to be weighted after making any alteration.

In order to obtain useful weight data for determining an aircraft’s CG, it is essential that an aircraft be weighed

In weight and balance computation, what type of measurement is used to designate arm?

What determines whether the value of a moment is preceded by a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign in aircraft weight and balance?

On an aircraft weighting form, what should be clearly indicated?

If the datum line is placed at the nose of an aircraft,

Zero fuel weight is the

The empty weight of an aircraft is established by

The term "maximum weight" when dealing with weight and balance of an aircraft, is interpreted to mean the maximum

Most modern aircraft are designed so that if all seats are occupied, full baggage weight is carried, and all fuel tanks are full. What will be the weight condition of this aircraft?

To get the highest degree of aircraft leveling accuracy, the use of a

In the process of weighing an airplane toward obtaining the CG, the arms from the weighing points always extend

The useful load of an aircraft is the difference between

Certificated under current airworthiness standards (FAR Part 23) when determining the empty weight of an aircraft, the oil that is contained in the supply tank is considered

Where can the maximum weight as used in weight and balance control of a given aircraft normally be found?

An aircraft's LEMAC and TEMAC are defined in terms of distance

When weighing an aircraft with the scales under each landing gear wheel, what could cause inaccurate readings on the weighing scales?

What information is necessary from the weight and balance records when accomplishing loading computations on small aircraft?

If you have to weigh an aircraft which has full fuel tanks, you must subtract the fuel weight from the scale readings

An aircraft with an empty weight of 2,100 pounds and an empty weight CG + 32.5 was altered as follows: two 18-pound passenger seats located +73 were removed; structural modifications were made at +77 increasing weight by 17 pounds: a seat and safety belt weighing 25 pounds were installed at +74.5:radio equipment weighing 35 pounds was installed at +95 : What is the empty weight CG?

An aircraft as loaded weighs 4,954 pounds at a CG of +30.5 inches. The CG range is +32.0 inches to +42.1 inches. Find the minimum weight of the ballast necessary to bring the CG within the CG range. The ballast arm is +162 inches. RMULA: Ballast weight needed = (Total Weight) x (Distance needed to shift CG) Distance between ballast location and desired CG

An aircraft with an empty weight of 1,800 pounds and an empty weight CG of +31.5 was altered as follows: (1) two 15-pound passenger seats located at +72 were removed; (2) structural modifications increasing the weight 14 pounds were made at +76; (3) a seat and safety belt weighing 20 pounds were installed at +73.5; and (4) radio equipment weighing 30 pounds was installed at +30 (5) your mother law was cranky and you left her at the airport, she weighs 190 and was sitting at +72 What is the new empty weight CG?

An aircraft had an empty weight of 2,880 pounds with a moment of 101,673.78 before several alterations were made. The alterations included:(1) removing two passengers seats (15 pounds each) at +71; (2) installing a cabinet (97 pounds) at +71; (3) installing a seat and safety belt (20 pounds) at +71; and (4) installing radio equipment (30 pounds) at +94. The alterations caused the new empty weight CG to move

When making a rearward weight and balance check to determine that the CG will not exceed the rearward limit during extreme conditions, the items of useful load which should be computed at their minimum weights are those located forward of the

An aircraft with an empty weight of 1,500 pounds and an empty weight CG of +28.4 was altered as follows: (1) two +12-pound seats located at +68.5 were removed; (2) structural modifications weighing +28 pounds were made at +73; (3) a seat and safety belt weighing +30 pounds were installed at +70.5; and (4) radio equipment weighing +25 pounds was installed at +85. (6) hydraulic fluid weighing +15 pounds at +85 What is the new empty weight CG?

The following alteration was performed on an aircraft: A model B engine weighing 175 pounds was replaced by a model D engine weighing 185 pounds at a -62.00-inch station. The aircraft weight and balance records show the precious empty weight to be 998 pounds and an empty weight CG of 13.48 inches. What is the new empty weight CG?

If the empty weight CG of an airplane lies within the empty weight CG limits,

When computing the maximum forward loaded CG of an aircraft, minimum weights, arms, and moments should be used for items of useful load that are located aft of the

All other things being equal, if an item of useful load located aft of an aircraft' s CG is removed, the aircraft's CG change will be

Two elements are vital in the weight and balance considerations of an aircraft. (1) The total weight of the aircraft must be no greater than the maximum weight allowed by the FAA for the particular make and model of the aircraft. (2) The center of gravity, or the point at which all of the weight of the aircraft is considered to be concentrated, must be maintained within the allowable range for the operational weight of the aircraft.

The term arm, usually measured in inches, refers to the distance between the center of gravity of an item or object and the datum. Arms ahead of, or to the left of the datum are negative(-), and those behind, or to the right of the datum are positive(+).

The weight and balance problems are based on the physical law of the

Find the empty weight CG location for the following tricycle-gear aircraft. Each main wheel weighs 753 pounds, nosewheel weighs 22 pounds, distance between nosewheel and main wheels is 87.5 inches, nosewheel location is +9.875 inches from datum, with 1 gallon of hydraulic fluid at -21.0 inches included in the weight scale.
HINT: what is included in the empty weight of an aircraft?

The useful load of an aircraft is the difference between

If an aircraft CG is found to be at 24 percent of MAC, that 24 percent is an expression of the

The CG range in single-rotor helicopters is

Aircraft in Balance

Preparing to Weigh Aircraft

Aircraft Useful Load

Lost Weight and Balance Records

Distance from Fulcrum

Obtaining Accurate Weight Data

Arm Measurement

Moment Sign

Aircraft Weighing Form

Datum at Nose

Zero Fuel Weight

Empty Weight Establishment

Maximum Weight Definition

Fully Loaded Modern Aircraft

Aircraft Leveling Accuracy

Arms from Weighing Points

Aircraft Useful Load (defined)

Oil in Supply Tank

Maximum Weight Location

LEMAC and TEMAC Defined

Inaccurate Scale Readings

Loading Computations

Full Fuel Tanks Weighing

Rearward Weight and Balance Check

Maximum Forward Loaded CG

Removed Aft Item

Weight and Balance Physical Law

Useful load

CG as % of MAC