MAULE AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
MAULE
MX-7-180AC
SECTION V
WEIGHT AND
BALANCE
5.1
WEIGHT AND BALANCE: (Cont'd)
DETAILED CALCULATIONS OF EMPTY WEIGHT AND EMPTY WEIGHT CENTER OF
GRAVITY AS DELIVERED FROM FACTORY:
PROCEDURE:
1. Place each of the wheels on a scale with the tailwheel elevated to place the airplane in
approximately the flight attitude.
2. Place a level on the leveling mark and leveling lug on the bottom of the right wing near
the root. Adjust the height of the tailwheel until the aircraft is level.
3. Measure the following distances:
a.
Wheel base (L) - the horizontal distance from the tailwheel weight point (center of
axle) to the main wheel weight point (center of axle).
L = __________________ Inches
b.
Main Wheel Station (D) - the horizontal distance from the main wheel weight point
(center of axle) to the datum line.
D = __________________ Inches
4.
Measure the weights at the following points:
a.
Right Main Wheel..................= ____________ Lbs.
b.
Left Main Wheel....….............= ____________ Lbs.
c.
Tailwheel, with tare =____________Lbs., minus tare of ______________ Lbs.
= net Tailwheel wt. (T) of _________________ Lbs.
Total Weight as Weighted (W) = __________________ Lbs.
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