Basic Weight
Normal basic weight of the helicopter includes
Wing pylons
All fixed equipment
Magazine
30mm
oil
unusable fuel
Operating weight
operating weight plus variable essentials per mission
crew
baggage
rocket launchers
Hellfire launchers
Gross Weight
Total weight of helicopter and its contents
Reference Datum
Imaginary vertical plan from which all horizontal differences are measured for balance purposes
Arm
Horizontal distance (Inches) from the reference datum to the center of gravity of a given item
Average Arm
Arm obtained by adding weights and the moments of a number of items and dividing total moment by total weight
Basic Moment
Sum of the moments of all items making of the basic weight with respect to the helicopter refernce datum
Center of gravity
CG- Point about which the helicopter would balance if suspended
CG Limits
Extremes of moment to which the helicopter CG can travel without endangering controllability of structural integrity
Verify Aircraft weight and balance ATM TASK ____
1012
Crew weight is what table in TM?
6-4
MOM=
WTxARM/100
Stores loading figure in ATM
6-3
Table 6-10
Survival Equipment Bays and flyaway
Ch.6 in AR 95-1
Weight & Balance
Ammunition loading table
6-7
Hellfire loading table
6-5
Hellfire missile weight
100lbs
Rocket weight and moment table
6-6
Forward fuel cell holds how much fuel?
156 Gal
Aft fuel cell holds how much fuel?
220 Gal
Center fuel cell holds how much?
100 Gal
ETF
Engine Torque Factor
CG limits
201-207.69