Textron Cessna 172R User Manual

SECTION
1
GENERAL
CESSNA
MODEL
172R
WEIGHT
AND
BALANCE
TERMINOLOGY
(Continued)
C.G.
Arm
C.G.
Limits
Standard
Empty
Weight
Center
of
Gravity
Arm
is the
arm
obtained
by
adding
the
airplane's
individual
moments
and
dividing
the
sum
by
the total
weight.
Center
of
Gravity
Limits
are
the
extreme center
of
gravity
locations
within
which the
airplane
must
be
operated
at
a
given
weight.
Standard
Empty
Weight
is the
weight
of
a
standard
airplane,
including
unusable
fuel,
full
operating
fluids
and
full
engine
oil.
Basic
Empty
Basic
Empty
Weight
is the standard
empty
weight
Weight
plus
the
weight
of
optional equipment.
Useful
Load
Useful
Load is the
difference
between
ramp
weight
and the basic
empty
weight.
MAC
Maximum
Ramp
Weight
MAC
(Mean
Aerodynamic
Chord)
is
the chord
of
an
imaginary
rectangular
airfoil
having
the
same
pitching
moments
throughout
the
flight
range
as
that
of
the
actual
wing.
Maximum
Ramp
Weight
is the
maximum
weight
approved
for
ground
maneuver,
and
includes
the
weight
of fuel
used
for
start,
taxi
and
runup.
Maximum
Maximum
Takeoff
Weight
is
the
maximum
weight
Takeoff
approved
for
the
start
of
the
takeoff
roll.
Weight
Maximum
Maximum
Landing
Weight
is
the
maximum
weight
Landing
approved
for
the
landing
touchdown.
Weight
Tare
Tare
is the
weight
of
chocks,
blocks,
stands,
etc.
used
when
weighing
an
airplane,
and
is
included
in
the
scale
readings.
Tare is
deducted
from
the
scale
reading
to
obtain the
actual
(net)
airplane
weight.
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Brand	Textron
Model	Cessna 172R
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English