DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Flight manual DG-500M
If the actual pilot C.G. is not known, you have to take the values from the
following table:
flight: f = near the forward C.G.
r = near the aft C.G.
pilot C.G. (m)
Pilot mass (kg) front cockpit rear cockpit
f r f r
110 -1,348 -1,295 -0,277 -0,232
105 -1,350 -1,296 -0,278 -0,233
100 -1,351 -1,297 -0,279 -0,234
95 -1,352 -1,298 -0,280 -0,235
90 -1,353 -1,300 -0,281 -0,236
85 -1,355 -1,301 -0,283 -0,237
80 -1,356 -1,302 -0,284 -0,238
75 -1,357 -1,303 -0,285 -0,239
70 -1,359 -1,304 -0,286 -0,240
65 -1,360 -1,305 -0,288 -0,241
60 -1,361 -1,306 -0,289 -0,242
55 -1,362 -1,307 -0,290 -0,243
Further C.G. positions:
Baggage or battery in baggage compartment: 0.31 m
Fuel in fuselage tank: 0.409 m
Waterballast in the wings: 0.243 m
Instruments in front panel: - 1.870 m
Instruments in rear panel: - 0.700 m
Removable ballast (Option see 7.16.1a): - 2.455 m
" " ( " see 7.16.1b): - 1.920 m
Tail wheel 5.345 m
C.G. Shift due to extension of the engine
XS 2 = XS 1 - 14.5/W W = total mass (kg)
XS 2 = C.G. position with
engine extended (m)
XS 1 = C.G. position with
engine retracted (m)
Issued: April 1997 6.9