WEIGHT & WAB-Bagian 2

OLEH :
DWI HARTINI
 EXAMPLE

Data :

For this flight, the 140-pound

pilot and a 115-pound
passenger are to occupy the
front seats, and a 212-pound
and a 97 pound passenger are
in the rear seats. There will
be 50 pounds of baggage, and
the flight is to have
maximum range, so
maximum fuel is carried
140 +115=255 8,925
212+97=309 22,248
240 11,520
50 4,600
2,194 96,873 44.2

the CG is 1 inch too far aft

44.2
One possible solution would be
to trade places between the 212-
pound rear-seat passenger and
the 115-pound frontseat
passenger
Front seats : 140 +115=255
Rear seats : 212+97=309
Location with Respect to
the Mean Aerodynamic
Chord (MAC)
Data :
Determine the location of the CG in inches from the datum

The CG of this airplane is located at station 160.9 inches aft of the

datum. It is important for longitudinal stability that the CG be
located ahead of the center of lift of a wing or neutral point.
 PROBLEM

1. Determine of CG position
Data :
• the basic empty weight and EWCG 3.404 lbs @35.28
• The aircraft is loaded as shown here :
Fuel (140 gal).................... 840 lbs
Front seats......................... 320 lbs
Row 2 seats....................... 310 lbs
Fwd. baggage.................... 100 lbs
Aft. baggage........................ 90 lbs
Arm data refer the figure

2. Determining the CG in Percent of MAC

The MAC is 61.6 inches long.
The LEMAC is located at station 20.1.
Figure