Beechcraft Musketeer Sport III A23-19 Pilot Operating Handbook page 31

BEECHCRAFT Sport III
Musketeer A 23-1 9. 1 9A
Section
l
Genera l
Ar m
Moment
Airplane
Center of
Gravity
(C. G.)
C.G. Arm
C.G. Limits
Usable Fuel
Unusable
Fu e l
Standard
Empty
Weight
Basic
Empty
Weight
October 1979
The horizontal distance from the ref-
erence daturn to the center of gravity
(C.G.) of an item .
The produet of the weight of an item
multiplied by its arm . (Moment divided
by a constant is used to simplify bal-
ance calculations by reducing the
number of digits.)
The point at which an airplane would
balance if suspended . lts distance
from the reference daturn is found
by d ividing the total moment by t he
total weight of the airplane.
The arm obtained by adding the air-
plane's individual moments and
dividing the sum by the total weight.
The extreme center of gravity loca-
tions within which the airplane must
be operated at a given weight.
Fuel available for flight planning .
Fuel remaining after a runout test
has been completed in accordance
with governmental regulations .
Weight of a standard airplane
including unusable fuel. fuli
operating fluids and fuli oil.
Standard empty weight plus
optional equipment.
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