Weight and Balance STEM PRE FINAL Flashcard

Front

A 15 lb box was placed 4 ft aft of the CG. How far forward of the CG should a second box weighing 10 lbs be placed to maintain the CG?

Back

6 ft.

Front

What is included in Zero Fuel Weight?

Back

Cargo, crew, and passengers

Front

What does the term 'moment' refer to in aviation?

Back

A force that causes rotation

Front

If all useful load—crew, cargo, fuel, passengers, etc.—is maxed out on a plane, the aircraft will likely be?

Back

Overloaded

Front

Aircraft W/B balance arms do not have to be parallel to which axis?

Back

Longitudinal axis of flight

Front

If the reference datum line is placed 12 in. in front of the nose of the aircraft, all measurement arms will be?

Back

Measured from the datum

Front

The empty weight of an aircraft can be determined by? Options: Subtracting the fuel weight from the gross weight, Subtracting the useful load from the maximum weight, Adding the crew weight to the empty weight, Adding the fuel weight to the gross weight

Back

Subtracting the useful load from the maximum weight

Front

An airplane is balanced when the average moment arm of the loaded aircraft falls within its?

Back

CG range

Front

Fuel remaining in lines, filters, and other parts of the engine after draining is included in what?

Back

Unusable fuel

Front

To determine the useful load of an aircraft, subtract the empty weight from the?

Back

Maximum allowable gross weight