Textron Cessna 172R User Manual

CESSNA
MODEL
172R
SECTION
1
GENERAL
WEIGHT
AND
BALANCE TERMINOLOGY
Reference
Reference
Datum is
an
imaginary
vertical
plane
from
Datum which all
horizontal distances
are
measured
for
balance
purposes.
Station
Arm
Station
is
a
location
along
the
airplane
fuselage
given
in
terms
of
the distance
from
the
reference
datum.
Arm
is the horizontal distance
from
the
reference
datum
to
the
center
of
gravity
(C.G.)
of
an
item.
Moment
Center
of
Gravity
(C.G.)
Moment
is
the
product
of
the
weight
of
an
item
multiplied
by
its
arm.
(Moment
divided
by
the
constant
1000
is
used
in
this handbook
to
simplify
balance
calculations
by reducing
the
number
of
digits.)
Center
of
Gravity
is the
point
at
which
an
airplane,
or
equipment,
would
balance
if
suspended.
Its
distance
from
the
reference
datum
is
found
by dividing
the
total
moment
by
the
total
weight
of
the
airplane.
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Brand	Textron
Model	Cessna 172R
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English