AM.I.C.S9
SkillCalculate the moment of an item of equipment.
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- Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Procedures for Weighing an Aircraft › Weight and Balance Data
Center of gravity calculation for weights on a plank with datum at one end. Figure 6-13 is an excerpt from a comprehensive equipment list that includes all the items of equipment approved for this model of aircraft. The Pilot ... aircraft includes an aircraft specific equipment list of the items from this master list. When any item is added to or removed from the aircraft, its weight and arm are determined in the equipment list and used to update…
- Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Weight & Balance Terminology › Moment
equipment is not known, its exact location must be accurately measured. When the arm for a piece of equipment is being determined, the measurement is taken from the datum to the piece of equipment’s own CG. Moment To understand ... working knowledge of the principle of moments. For those unfamiliar with weight and balance terms, the word moment is the product of a force or weight times a distance. The distance used in calculating a moment is referred…
- Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Example Calculation After an Equipment Change
Equipment Change & Aircraft Alteration When the equipment in an aircraft is changed, such as the installation of a new radar system or ground proximity warning system, or the removal of a radio or seat, the weight and balance ... attached to the spar of a wing, also changes the weight and balance of an aircraft. Any time the equipment is changed or an alteration is performed, the new empty weight and EWCG must be determined. This can be accomplished…