Aircraft Weight And Balance

Question 1

Maximum Ramp Weight?

Answer 1

Max Weight approved for ground operation.

Question 2

Maximum Takeoff weight

Answer 2

Max weight for the start of the takeoff roll

Question 3

Basic Empty Weight

Answer 3

Weight of Aircraft, optional or special equipment, fixed ballast, unusable fuel and full operating fluids required for normal operations.

Question 4

Standard Empty Weight

Answer 4

Weight of an aircraft without optional equipment, obtained from aircraft manufacturer.

Question 5

Payload

Answer 5

Weight of crew, passengers, cargo and baggage.

Question 6

Useful Load

Answer 6

Difference between max takeoff weight and basic empty weight.

Question 7

Usable Fuel

Answer 7

Fuel available for flight

Question 8

Unusable Fuel

Answer 8

Fuel that cannot be safely (dependably) used during flight.

Question 9

Zero Fuel Weight

Answer 9

Operational Weight of the aircraft including payload but excluding the fuel load.

Question 10

Center of Gravity (CG)

Answer 10

The point along the aircraft’s longitudinal axis at which the aircraft’s weight is concentrated.

Question 11

Center of Gravity Range

Answer 11

The limits within which an aircraft must balance for safe flight.

Question 12

Datum

Answer 12

An imaginary vertical plane from which all horizontal measurements are taken.

Question 13

Weighing Points

Answer 13

Specific points on an aircraft where scales or load cells are placed for weighing.

Question 14

MAC

Answer 14

Average chord of a wing, or chord drawn through the center of the wing plan area.

Question 15

TCDS

Answer 15

Manufacturer-Furnished document containing pertinent information for aircraft weighing such as CG Range and Maximum Weight.

Question 16

The useful load of an aircraft consists of which of the following?

Answer 16

Crew, usable fuel, passengers, and cargo.

Question 17

The maximum weight of an aircraft is the?

Answer 17

Empty weight plus useful load.

Question 18

In regard to weight and balance, “residual fuel” is?

Answer 18

The fuel left in the tanks, lines, and engine after draining.

Question 19

When dealing with weight and balance of an aircraft, the term “maximum weight” is interpreted to mean the maximum?

Answer 19

Authorized weight of the aircraft and its contents.

Question 20

Operating aircraft above its maximum weight could result in?

Answer 20

Structural deformation or failure during flight.

Question 21

Lavatory water is considered to be part of the empty weight of an aircraft. True or False?

Answer 21

False.

Question 22

Small privately owned aircraft are required to be weighed periodically. True or False?

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Hydraulic fluid and unusable fuel are considered to be part of the empty weight. True or False?

Answer 23

True.

Question 24

What is the primary purpose of weight & balance of aircraft?

Answer 24

Safety.

Question 25

Aircraft operated under CFR Part 125 and 135, Air Carrier, Commuter, and ON-Demand Operations, are required by the FAR’s to be weighed

Answer 25

Periodically, typically ever 36 months.

Question 26

The aircraft positioning for weighing should?

Answer 26

Be in a level flight attitude.

Question 27

In the process of weighing an airplane toward obtaining the CG, the arms from the weighing points always extend.

Answer 27

Parallel to the centerline of the airplane.

Question 28

In the theory of weight and balance, what is the name of the distance from the fulcrum to and object?

Answer 28

Lever Arm

Question 29

Which would have and effect of aircraft CG results when conducting a weight and balance check?

Question 30

Use of which of the following generally yields the highest degree of aircraft leveling accuracy?

Answer 30

Spirit level(s).

Question 31

What type of measurement is used to designate the arm in weight and balance computation?

Answer 31

Weight x Distance

Question 32

What determines whether the value of a moment is preceded by a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign in aircraft weight and balance?