Weighing Procedure - MAULE Orion M-7-260C Maintenance Manual

DETAILED CALCULATIONS OF EMPTY WEIGHT AND EMPTY WEIGHT CENTER OF
GRAVITY:
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).
b. Main Wheel Station (D) - the horizontal distance from the main wheel weight point
(center of axle) to the datum line.
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.
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MAULE AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
M-7-260C
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WEIGHING PROCEDURE

L = _________ Inches
D = _________ Inches
Total Weight as Weighed (W) = __________________ Lbs.
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