Weight And Balance Flashcards
1
Q
What is empty weight
A
The weight of the airframe, engines, all permanently installed equipment, and unusable fuel
2
Q
Gross weight
A
The maximum allowable weight of both the airplane and its contents
3
Q
What is useful load
A
The weight of the pilot, copilot, passengers, baggage, usable fuel and drainable oil
4
Q
What is moment
A
The product of the weight of an item multiplied by its arm
Expressed in pounds-inches
5
Q
What is arm?
A
The horizontal distance in inches from the reference datum line to the center of gravity of the item
6
Q
What is center of gravity
A
The point about which an aircraft would balance if it were possible to suspend it at that point. Expressed in inches from datum.
