MASS AND BALANCE

What are the maximum take-off mass and maximum traffic load given the following weights: MSTOM = 42,100 kg, MSLM = 35,000 kg, PLLM = 33,000 kg, MZFM = 31,000 kg, DOM = 19,000 kg, Total Fuel Capacity = 12,500 kg, Maximum Trip Fuel = 9,000 kg, Contingency fuel = 1,000 kg, Alternate fuel = 500 kg, and Final reserve fuel = 400 kg?

• A42,100 kg/12,200 kg
• B42,000 kg/ 12100 kg
• C41,900 kg/ 12,000 kg.

What is the TOW when the maximum payload is carried, and what is the maximum payload, given the load sheet indicates an A/C weight of 63,200 kg with no fuel or payload, a maximum TOW of 99,000 kg, route fuel of 18,200 kg (excluding reserve), a reserve of 3,000 kg (assumed unused), a maximum landing weight of 76,500 kg, and an MZFW of 74,000 kg?

What direction does the weight of an airplane act in relation to its center of gravity?

• Agoverned by the distribution of the mass within the aero plane
• Balways parallel to the aero plane's vertical axis
• Cparallel to the gravity vector