PH.IV.A.K3
KnowledgeEffect of weight and balance and various centers of gravity.
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- Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Takeoff and Landing Performance › Landing Performance
item that alters the landing speed or deceleration rate during the landing roll affects the landing distance. The effect of gross weight on landing distance is one of the principal items determining the landing distance. One effect of an increased ... gross weight is that a greater speed is required to support the aircraft at the landing AOA and lift coefficient. For an example of the effect of a change in gross weight, a 21 percent increase in landing weight requires…
- Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Weight and Balance › Effect of Weight on Flight Performance
Effect of Weight on Flight Performance The takeoff/climb and landing performance of an aircraft are determined on the basis of its maximum allowable takeoff and landing weights. A heavier gross weight results in a longer takeoff run and shallower climb ... clear an obstacle that normally would not be a problem during takeoff under more favorable conditions. The detrimental effects of overloading on performance are not limited to the immediate hazards involved with takeoffs and landings. Overloading has an adverse effect…
- Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Takeoff and Landing Performance › Takeoff Performance
Increased retarding force (drag and ground friction) If the gross weight increases, a greater speed is necessary to produce the greater lift necessary to get the aircraft airborne at the takeoff lift coefficient. As an example of the effect ... change in gross weight, a 21 percent increase in takeoff weight requires a 10 percent increase in lift-off speed to support the greater weight. A change in gross weight changes the net accelerating force and changes the mass that…
- 14 CFR § 91.605 Transport category civil airplane weight limitations.
Transport category civil airplane weight limitations. (a) No person may take off any transport category airplane (other than a turbine-engine-powered airplane certificated after September 30, 1958) unless— (1) The takeoff weight does not exceed the authorized maximum takeoff ... weight for the elevation of the airport of takeoff; (2) The elevation of the airport of takeoff is within the altitude range for which maximum takeoff weights have been determined; (3) Normal consumption of fuel and oil in flight…
- Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Effects of Weight
Longer landing roll • Excessive weight on the nose wheel or tail wheel The pilot must be knowledgeable about the effect of weight on the performance of the particular aircraft being flown. Preflight planning should include a check of performance charts ... determine if the aircraft’s weight may contribute to hazardous flight operations. Excessive weight in itself reduces the safety margins available to the pilot and becomes even more hazardous when other performance-reducing factors are combined with excess weight…
- Chapter 6: Aircraft Weight & Balance › Weight and Balance Equipment › Scales
various specifications of the aircraft found within a TCDS. Note the fuel capacity of 98 gallons and its reference to the datum (A). NOTE 1 Current Weight and Balance Report, including list of equipment included in certificated empty weight ... when necessary, must be provided for each aircraft at the time of original certification. The certificated empty weight and corresponding center of gravity locations must include undrainable system oil (not included in oil capacity) and unusable fuel as noted below…