AM.I.C.S11

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• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. 2-2
  Chapter 2: Weight and Balance Theory › The Law of the Lever

  information provided in Figure 2-3, determine the balance point by making a chart like the one in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-3. Balance lever datum located off the lever. Figure 2-4. Finding balance point with datum located ... inches from the datum; C weighs 200 pounds and is 150 inches from the datum. The total of the weights is 400 pounds, and the total moment is 44,000 lb-in. Determine the balance point by dividing the total…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. 2-10
  Chapter 2: Weight and Balance Theory › Manufacturer-Furnished Information

  Models The location of the datum is specified and is described, for example, as: 100 inches in front of the forward face of the firewall bulkhead. Manufacturer-Furnished Information When an aircraft is initially certificated,its empty weight and EWCG ... determined and recorded in the weight and balance record, such as the one in Figure 2-16. Notice in this figur that the moment is expressed as “Moment (lb-in/1,000).” This is a moment index, which means that…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. 3-2
  Chapter 3: Weighing the Aircraft and Determining the Empty Weight Center of Gravity › Requirements

  information for the actual weight of the aircraft and the location of the CG. The pilot in command (PIC) is responsible for knowing the weight of the load, CG, maximum allowable weight, and CG limits of the aircraft. The weight ... balance report must include an equipment list showing weights and moment arms of all required and optional items of equipment included in the certificate empty weight. Weight and balance records used in accounting for and correcting the CG location…