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• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 6-16
  Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Operating CG Range › Example Weighing of an Airplane

  fall within the CG limits. Standard Weights Used for Aircraft Weight and Balance Unless the specific weight for an item is known, the standard weights used in aircraft weight and balance are as follows: • Avgas 6 lb/gal • Turbine fuel ... specifications on the airplane and the weighing specific data are shown in Figure 6-27. By analyzing the data identified for the airplane being weighed in Figure 6-26, the following information is determined. • Because the airplane was weighed with…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. G-4
  Glossary

  distance in inches or percent MAC from the datum. The datum is, therefore, identified as station zero. The stations and arms are identical. An item located at station +50 would have an arm of 50 inches. Takeoff weight. The weight ... takeoff roll. It is the ramp weight minus the weight of the fuel burned during start and taxi. Tare weight. The weight of any chocks or devices that are used to hold an aircraft on the scales when…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 6-9
  Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Weight and Balance Equipment › Scales

  After the sequence number (and hyphen), a suffix letter is assigned to identify equipment as a required item, a standard item or an optional item. Suffix letters are as follows: –R = required items or equipment for FAA certification –S = standard ... equipment items –O = optional equipment items replacing required or standard items –A = optional equipment items which are in addition to required or standard items Unless otherwise indicated, true values (not net change values) for the weight and arm are shown…