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  • Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Determining Loaded Weight and CG › Weight Shifting

    Shifting, Adding, and Removing Weight A pilot must be able to solve any problems accurately that involve the shift, addition, or removal of weight. For example, the pilot may load the aircraft within the allowable takeoff weight limit, then find…

  • Chapter 9: Weight and Balance Control— Commuter Category and Large Aircraft › Determining CG Changes Caused by Modifying the Cargo › Determining Which Limits Are Exceeded

    Determining the CG Shift When Cargo Is Added or Removed To calculate the CG when cargo is added or removed, add or subtract the weight and moment index of the affected cargo to the original loading chart. Determine ... takeoff weight is 16,600 pounds. • Maximum zero fuel weight is 14,000 pounds. • Maximum landing weight is 16,000 pounds. Figure 9-52. Flight manifest of a Beech 1900 in the cargo configuration. Figure 9-53. Shifting cargo from…

  • Chapter 7: Center of Gravity Change After a Repair or Alteration › Ballast › Permanent Ballast

    Removal Requires Weight and Balance Check.” Temporary ballast must be secured so it cannot shift its location in flight and the structural limits of the baggage compartment must not be exceeded. All temporary ballast must be removed before the aircraft ... Ballast Formula The CG of a loaded airplane can be moved into its allowable range by shifting passengers or cargo or by adding temporary ballast. Permanent Ballast If a repair or alteration causes the aircraft CG to fall outside…

  • Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Determining Loaded Weight and CG › Weight Addition or Removal

    removed from station 150. Solution: In the previous examples, the rCG is either added or subtracted from the old CG. Deciding which to accomplish is best handled by mentally calculating which way the CG will shift for the particular weight…

  • Chapter 9: Weight and Balance Control— Commuter Category and Large Aircraft › Determining CG Changes Caused by Modifying the Cargo › Effects of Loading or Offloading Cargo

    aircraft can carry substantial cargo, adding, subtracting, or moving any of the cargo from one hold to another can cause large shifts in the CG. Effects of Loading or Offloading Cargo Both the weight and CG of an aircraft ... before the cargo is removed. Do this by first determining the distance of the CG aft of the LEMAC. [Figure 9-12] Figure 9-12. Determining the location of CG in inches before cargo is removed. Determine the distance between…

  • Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Weight & Balance Terminology › Minimum Fuel

    check should be made to ensure that the CG will not shift out of limits when crew, passengers, cargo, and expendable weights are added or removed. If the limits are exceeded and the aircraft is flown in this condition…