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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 10-5
  Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Control › Principles of Weight and Balance Computations

  entire mass of the loaded aircraft is balanced around a point (CG) that must be located within specified limits. The point at which an aircraft balances can be determined by locating the CG, which is, as stated in the definitions ... earlier, a safe zone within which the balance point (CG) must fall is called the CG range. The extremities of the range are called the forward CG limits and aft CG limits. These limits are usually specified in inches, along…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 10-11
  Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Determining Loaded Weight and CG › Weight Addition or Removal

  forward cargo compartment at station 30 to move the CG to exactly the aft limit. Solution: A simpler solution may be obtained by using a computer or calculator and a proportional formula. This can be done because the CG will ... with the fuel tanks positioned close to the CG; therefore, the consumption of fuel does not affect the CG to any great extent. The addition or removal of cargo presents a CG change problem that must be calculated before flight…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. 1-3
  Chapter 1: Weight and Balance Control › Weight Changes

  CG is too far aft, passenger weight or baggage can be shifted forward. The fuel load should be balanced laterally. The pilot should pay special attention to the POH or AFM regarding the operation of the fuel system in order ... newer, lighter types results in a weight reduction. This weight change, however helpful, can cause the CG to shift, which must be computed and annotated in the weight and balance record…