Brantly 305/Weight and Balance

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SECTION 5. WEIGHT AND BALANCE

1 WEIGHT AND CG LIMITS

The weight and CG limits for this aircraft are:

Max Gross Weight: 2900 lb
Max Forward CG: 110 inches
Max Aft CG: 125 inches

2 EMPTY WEIGHT AND CG

The empty weight and CG of this aircraft are:

Empty Weight: 1824lb
Empty Aircraft CG: 125.1in
Empty Moment: 228182 lb-in

3 CG ARM DATA

The following arm data can be used to calculate moment at each of these stations.

Pilot 77.6 in (1.97 m)
Rear Seats 122.0 in (3.10m)
Fuel 172.8 in (4.39m)
Baggage 211.0 in (5.36m)

4 WEIGHT AND CG CALCULATION

Total weight is calculated by adding total weight of empty aircraft, fuel, passengers and baggage. Fuel weight can be calculated assuming 6 pounds per gallon of fuel. The CG is obtained by dividing total moment by total weight. Moment at each station is obtained by multiplying the arm of that station by the weight at that station. Total moment is obtained by adding moment for each station and the moment for the empty aircraft.

As an example, consider a 180 lb pilot, a 160 lb passenger and 41 gallons of fuel. Weight of the fuel will be 41*6=246 lb.

Item Weight Arm Moment
Aircraft 1824 125.1 2282182
Pilot 180 77.6 13968
Co-Pilot 160 77.6 12416
Passenger (back) 190 122.0 23180
Fuel 246 172.8 42509
Total 2600 x 320355

The final CG is calculated by dividing the total moment 320255 by the total weight 2600 yielding 123.2 inches. Cross checking the total weight and CG with the weight/CG limits indicates the aircraft is within limits. The "CG" is also calculated and displayed on the main menu for convenience.