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Chapter 8 Aircraft Performance - Weight
and Balance


(Refer to Figure 61.) If 50 pounds of weight is located at point X and 100 points at
point Z, how much weight must be located at point Y to balance the plank?
a. 30 pounds
b. 50 pounds
c. 300 pounds
c




(Refer to Figure 60) How should the 500-pound weight be shifted to balance the
plank on the fulcrum?
a. 1 inch to the left
b. 1 inch to the right
c. 4.5 inches to the right
a




(Refer to Figure 67.) What effect does a 30-gallon fuel burn have on the wight and
balance if the airplane weighed 2,784 pounds and the MOM/100 was 2,222 at
takeoff?


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a. No effect on CG
b. Moment will increase to 2,357 in lb.
c. Moment will decrease to 2,087 in lb.
c




Which items are included in the empty weight of an aircraft?
a. Unusable fuel and undrainable oil.
b. Only the airframe, powerplant, and optional equipment.
c. Full fuel tanks and engine oil capacity.
a




An aircraft is loaded with 110 pounds over maximum certificated gross weight. If
fuel (gasoline) is drained to bring the aircraft weight within limits, how much fuel
should be drained.
a. 15.7 gallons.
b. 16.2 gallons
c. 18.4 gallons
c




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