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Flight Engineer
Test Bank |
- The CG of an airplane is normally located in the fuselage at a point expressed in
- How much weight can be added at Station 1600 without exceeding the aft CG limit?
Aircraft weight 83,000 lb
CG location Station 900
Aft CG limit Station 905
- What minimum weight of cargo must be shifted from the aft to the forward compartment to bring the CG within limits?
Total weight 165,000 lb
MAC Station 860.2 to 1040.9
CG 34.0 percent of MAC
Aft CG limit 32.0 percent of MAC
Cargo centroids:
Fwd 582 in
Aft 1028 in
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(Refer to figure 33.)
What is the loaded CG in percent of MAC under operating conditions No. 2?
- The maximum allowable airplane weight excluding useable fuel is called
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(Refer to figure 31.)
Determine the CG in percent of MAC.
Basic operating weight 105,000 lb
Basic operating index
(Moment/1,000) 92,827.0
Length of MAC 860.2 to 1040.9 in
Passenger load:
Fwd compartment Full
Aft compartment Full
Fuel load:
Tanks 1 and 3 (each) 10,500 lb
Tank 2 26,000 lb
Cargo load:
Fwd hold 2,500 lb
Aft hold 1,500 lb
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(Refer to figure 33.)
What is the loaded CG in percent of MAC under operating conditions No. 1?
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(Refer to figure 31.)
Determine the CG in inches aft of LEMAC.
Basic operating weight 105,000 lb
Basic operating index
(Moment/1,000) 92,827.0
MAC 860.2 to 1040.9 in
Passenger load:
Fwd compartment 25
Aft compartment 105
Fuel load:
Tanks 1 and 3 (each) 12,000 lb
Tank 2 19,000 lb
Cargo load:
Fwd hold 2,500 lb
Aft hold 1,750 lb
- Before a cargo change is made, the following information is known about an airplane:
Aircraft weight 165,000 lb
CG 30.5 percent of MAC
Length of MAC 860.2 to 1040.9 in
If 5,000 pounds of cargo is added to an average location of Station 680.0, what is the new CG relative to MAC?
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(Refer to figure 32.)
What is the new CG after removing the weight under operating conditions No. 1?
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(Refer to figure 36.)
What is the new CG after removing the weight under operating conditions No. 1?
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(Refer to figure 43.)
What is the new CG after the weight is moved from the forward to the aft location under operating conditions No. 1?
- If the nosewheel of an airplane moves forward upon gear retraction, the CG will
- How much weight can be added at Station 1200 without exceeding the aft CG limit?
Aircraft weight 95,000 lb
CG location Station 890
Aft CG limit Station 900
- How much cargo must be shifted from the aft cargo compartment at Station 1150.0 to the forward cargo compartment at Station 300.0 to move the CG to the aft CG limit?
Total weight 175,000 lb
CG location Station 805
Aft CG limit Station 795
- What will be the new CG location if 800 pounds of cargo are moved from the forward cargo compartment to the aft cargo compartment?
Airplane gross weight 150,000 lb
CG prior to shift 998.0 in. aft of datum
Arm of forward compartment 667.0 in. aft of datum
Arm of aft compartment 1,160 in. aft of datum
- Before a cargo change is made, the following is known about an airplane:
Aircraft weight 300,000 lb
CG 24.5 percent of MAC
Length of MAC Station 763.0 to 1035.3
If 5,000 pounds of cargo is removed from an average location of Station 1170.0, what is the new CG relative to MAC?
- Before a cargo change is made, the following is known about an airplane:
Aircraft weight 290,000 lb
CG 20.5 percent of MAC
Length of MAC Station 795.8 to 1068.6
If 6,000 pounds of cargo is added to an average location of Station 1320.0, what is the new CG relative to MAC?
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(Refer to figure 32.)
What is the new CG after removing the weight under operating conditions No. 3?
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(Refer to figure 35.)
What is the new CG after the weight is moved from the aft to the forward location under operating conditions No. 3?
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(Refer to figure 38.)
What is the new CG after adding weight under operating conditions No. 3?
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(Refer to figure 42.)
What is the new CG after removing the weight under operating conditions No. 2?
- An airplane weighing 168,000 pounds when loaded for takeoff has a CG located 1 inch aft of the CG limit. How many boxes, each weighing 160 pounds, must be moved from Station 1110.0 to Station 630.0 to bring the CG within limits?
- What minimum weight of cargo must be shifted from the aft to the forward compartment to bring the CG within limits.
Total weight 150,000 lb
MAC Station 860.2 to 1040.9
CG 33.5 percent of MAC
Aft CG limit 32.0 percent of MAC
Cargo centroids:
Fwd 582 in
Aft 1028 in
- What minimum weight of cargo must be shifted from the aft to the forward compartment to bring the CG within limits?
Total weight 280,000 lb
MAC Station 795 to 1068
CG 32.0 percent of MAC
Aft CG limit 30.0 percent of MAC
Cargo centroids:
Fwd 440 in
Aft 1320 in
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(Refer to figure 48.)
What minimum weight of cargo must be shifted from the aft to the forward cargo location to bring the CG within limits under operating conditions No. 2?
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(Refer to figure 45.)
What is the maximum payload under operating conditions No. 1?
- What is the maximum payload under these conditions?
Basic operating weight 150,000 lb
Max. zero fuel weight 230,000 lb
Max. landing weight 245,000 lb
Max. takeoff weight 320,000 lb
Fuel tank load 94,500 lb
Est. fuel burn en route 71,500 lb
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(Refer to figures 46 and 47.)
What is the airplane weight at the end of cruise under operating conditions No. 1?
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(Refer to figures 46 and 47.)
What is the airplane weight at the end of cruise under operating conditions No. 2?
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(Refer to figure 52.)
What is the maximum payload under operating conditions No. 3?
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