DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Flight manual DG-500M
6.8 Loading chart
Cockpit load see table on page 6.5.
a) single seated
max. load in the front seat 110 kg 242 lbs
min. load in the front seat see placard in cockpit and
weighing report page 6.5
b) two seated
max. cockpit load is 210 kg (463 lbs) with a max. of 105 kg (231 lbs) in the
front seat or 110 kg (242 lbs) in the front seat and 90 kg (198 lbs) in the rear
seat.
min. cockpit load in the front seat is the min. cocpit load see a) minus 40%
of the load in the rear seat.
With these loads, the C.G. range given under 2.8 will be kept in the limits if
the empty weight C.G. is in its limits.
With lower pilot weight necessary ballast must be added in the seat. Ballast
put on the seat (lead ballast cushion) must be fastened at the connections of
the safety belts.
Removable Ballast (Option) see sect. 7.16.1.
Baggage: max. 15 kg (33 lbs)
Heavy pieces of baggage must be secured to the baggage compartment floor
(screwing to the floor or with belts). The max. mass secured on one half of
the floor (left and right of fuselage centre line) should not exceed
7,5 kg (16.5 lbs).
Waterballast in the wing tanks:
The tanks have a capacity of 50 l (13.2 U.S. gal) per wing.
The allowed amount of waterballast
is dependent on the empty weight and of the load in the fuselage and can be
determined from the diagram on page 6.7 "ballast chart".
It is only allowed to fly with symmetric wing ballast!
Fuel in the wing tanks:
The allowed amount is dependent on the empty mass, the load in the
fuselage and the waterballast in the wings and can be determined from the
diagram on page 6.7 "ballast chart". It is only allowed to take off with
symmetric fuel load.
Issued: April 1997 6.4
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