| Code: 21HAV-E |
Weight and Balance of Aircraft |
| Lecturer: Ing. Anna Polánecká Ph.D., MBA |
Weekly load: 2P+2C |
Completion: A, EX |
| Department: 16121 |
Credits: 3 |
Semester: S |
- Description:
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Basic terms of mass and balance, basic aircraft masses, weighing and maximum aircrafts masses, overloading of aircraft, standard weights of passenger, baggage and crew, determination of load of aircraft, flight documentation - loadsheet, trimsheet, securing of load, determination of centre of gravity, influence of centre of gravity position on aircarft performance.
- Recommended literature:
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CAE Oxford ATPL Ground Training Series - 06 Mass and Balance, Performance
PadPilot - EASA ATPL Mass and Balance
Jeppesen - EASA ATPL Training, Mass and Balance
- Keywords:
- weight; balance; aircratf; centre of gravity; loadsheet
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar