If the main landing gear is 200 inches aft the datum, the distance
between the nose landing gear and the main landing gear is 75 inches
what is the location of the nose landing gear? - ANSWER 200-75=
+125
what is the formula for finding a/c center of gravity?
sum of arms
add total empty weight to total moment and subtract arms
total moment/total empty weight - ANSWER total moment/total
empty weight
what is the weight of aviation gas? - ANSWER 6
if a/c is full of fuel when weighted how do adjust to empty weight?
run engine until it stops
drain to unusable fuel
fill fuel tanks and subtract unusable fuel weight - ANSWER a and b
what doc tells how much unusable fuel a particular a/c holds -
ANSWER tcds
you can weigh a/c with equipment missing and mathematically adjust
the data to determine empty weight? - ANSWER true
a/c landing gear must be on scales in order to determine weight of ac -
ANSWER false
what would be considered tare weight?
, cat in a/c
anything on scales to level a/c
weight of wheel chocks to keep a/c from rolling
all - ANSWER all
what would create a negative weight on the weight and balance sheet?
any weight forward the datum
any weight forward cog
any object aboard a/c not listed on tcds
any object you are removing from the a/c after weighing - ANSWER
any object you are removing from the a/c after weighing
the datum must be located at the front of the a/c - ANSWER false
which of the following is not a problem with a/c being overweight?
a/c performances charts are no longer any good
the amount of overweight gets multiplied by the g forces in turns
overweight a/c exhibit diminished pitch stability
being overweight can cause stress loads and make wings fall -
ANSWER overweight a/c exhibit diminished pitch stability
-which of the following is a problem with cog being too far forward?
-a/c may exhibit diminished pitch stability
-the elevator may not be able to hold the back of a/c down at low
speeds - ANSWER the elevator may not be able to hold the back of
a/c down at low speeds
which of the following is not a problem with cog being too far aft?
the elevator may not be able to hold nose down
the aircraft may not be able to lower the nose to get out of a stall
the a/c may not want to climb
a/c may exhibit diminished pitch stability - ANSWER a/c may exhibit
diminished pitch stability
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