Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

MightyFly’s Autonomous Load Mastering System (ALMS) autonomously opens and closes the cargo bay door, secures packages in (or ejects them from) the cargo hold, and senses the payload’s weight and balance to determine its center of gravity. The company is working with the Air Force and its Air Mobility Command to develop ALMS.

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Take the time to compute the total weight of the airplane and center of gravity (CG) before every flight, based on the number of occupants, baggage and fuel and where each item is positioned in the airplane. The video clip is from Sporty’s 2024 Learn to Fly Course

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 1, 2024

And when the MAX was designed, it needed more clearance for even bigger engines, so the engines were pushed forward and up in front of the wing, creating a problem with the center of gravity. MCAS was designed to quietly fix that problem, but instead, it caused two horrible accidents.

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AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

For example, since the main tanks sit forward of the center of balance on my airplane, I was acutely aware that it was possible to “burn” myself out of its aft center-of-gravity limits if I wasn’t careful with fuel management. Specific risks exist, but they are well known. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The track of the main wheels was increased, and because they were closer to the center of gravity, there was less weight on the nosewheel. The wing had a six percent thickness-to-chord ratio, and it featured skin panels pulverised from solid alloy plates.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

Center of Gravity Graphs and Tables Weight and balance questions are a test of a pilot’s ability to load their aircraft correctly. Example question: When using a VOR test signal, if the course deviation indicator is centered, what should the to/from indicator display? A reference image will be provided during the test.)

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AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

For example, since the main tanks sit forward of the center of balance on my airplane, I was acutely aware that it was possible to “burn” myself out of its aft center-of-gravity limits if I wasn’t careful with fuel management. Specific risks exist, but they are well known. It’s an airplane that has to be flown with care in IMC.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

You should expect to see questions that show you understand what happens when you change an aircraft’s balance, stability, and center of gravity. Adding weight, for example, can significantly alter the performance of a drone. There is only one task. Example question No.

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Learn to Fly

JULY 11, 2024

This happens regardless of weight, bank angle, temperature, density altitude, or center of gravity. An airplane will, however, always stall at the same angle of attack, called the critical angle of attack. An angle of attack (AOA) indicator can determine the aerodynamic health of the airfoil (wing).

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Placing the center of gravity ahead of the aircraft’s center of lift improves longitudinal stability. Doing so provides more lateral stability since the aircraft’s Center of Gravity (CG) lies below the wings. Longitudinal Stability Longitudinal stability exists about the pitch axis.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

You must also manage where to load specific cargo to maintain the center of gravity limitations. Too much fuel might cause the aircraft to be overweight, and too little will prevent it from reaching its destination. Depending on certain variables, you may need to reduce weight to ensure good performance.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 7, 2025

The aircraft ended up being overloaded by 580 pounds, with its center of gravity positioned too far back. This mistake limited the pilot’s ability to control the aircrafts pitch. On top of that, the passenger weight estimates were outdated.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

This tendency is due to their high center of gravity and heavy engine over the nose wheel. If the nose wheel digs in at high speeds, it can result in a loss of control. In extreme cases, a nose-over can occur. High-wing aircraft with tricycle gear tend to be most susceptible to nose-overs.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

High-wing aircraft are particularly vulnerable due to their higher center of gravity. Keep the aileron deflected into the wind through the rollout. This prevents the crosswind from raising the upwind wing (and wheel), causing a loss of control. It’s tempting to breathe a sigh of relief and relax the controls after landing the aircraft.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Additional Dangers of Ice Accumulation Icing also makes your aircraft heavier and can even change the position of the center of gravity. With thicker accumulations and irregular shapes, drag can get up to two times worse! When ice forms on control surfaces and the propeller, it can cause these components to become unbalanced.

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Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Tailwheel Endorsement A Tailwheel Endorsement is essential for pilots who wish to operate tailwheel aircraft, which have their main wheels located behind the center of gravity. The following subsections will explore some of the most common endorsements and their benefits.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

One of the biggest challenges for the X-29 was the unusual center of gravity, which was affected by the rear-mounting of the forward-swept wings and made the X-29 inherently unstable. This was why the strakes were added to the X-29’s tail, in order to reduce drag from using the trim on the canard in the nose.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 16, 2024

For example, when we do a cabin interior, the first thing we check is the center of gravity of the cabin. You have to be able to do weight evaluation and calculate the center of gravity. This happened because it had not been designed by people who knew how it worked,” he said. There are these kinds of mistakes.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These enhancements, along with an increased center of gravity adjustment through the addition of forward ballast, ensured that the Sunderland could effectively defend itself while maintaining balance during flight. The nose turret, initially equipped with a Vickers K machine gun, was later switched to a Browning machine gun.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

That one-ton shift of weight drastically altered the aircraft’s center of gravity, unbalancing my landing trim setting. However, at a mere 500 feet, just before landing, that loud, bellowing buffalo decided to lumber from the back to the front of the cargo bay.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The weight and balance tool calculates gross weight and center of gravity for a wide range of airplanes. Beyond those essentials, Basic Plus includes some helpful add-ons (which a lot of pilots overlook). For example, the built-in logbook is an easy way to track your currency and maintain your endorsements.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Nudging it back to center slid the ball a diameter the other way—trying to corral it in the middle was a bit pointless as it didn’t want to live there. A long wheelbase and reasonably firm gear offset the Gweduck’s high center of gravity to make an easy-handling taildragger.

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Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

Royal Jordanian strives to reclaim its place It is a fact that the sudden rise of the major Gulf carriers, the so-called MEB3, has managed to shift the center of gravity of commercial aviation in the Middle East. Two years prior, it was neighboring Qatar Airways that chaired this massive annual industry gathering.

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