Mass and Balance Details of Aircraft

1. Information about CG limits can be found…

A) in the Aircraft Flight Manual.
B) in the Aircraft Checklist.
C) on the Air Operator Certificate.
D) in the aircraft’s Certificate of Registration.

2. “&For this question use annex ECQB&FCL&031&00001& & Extract the

forward and aft centre of gravity limit from the given diagram for a & mass of
4300 lb.”
A) Forward CG limit 88.0 in. Aft CG limit 94.0 in.
B) Forward CG limit 87.2 in. Aft CG limit 94.0 in.
C) Forward CG limit 88.0 in. Aft CG limit 94.6 in.
D) Forward CG limit 87.2 in. Aft CG limit 94.6 in.

3. “&For this question use annex 031&006 rev. April 2008& & For the medium
range twin jet the datum point is located…”
A) 540 cm forward of the front spar.
B) on the nose of the aeroplane.
C) at the leading edge of the Mean Aerodynamic Chord &MAC&.
D) 540 inches forward of the front spar.

4. “The loaded centre of gravity &cg& of an aeroplane is 713 mm aft of the

datum. & The mean aerodynamic chord lies between station 524 mm aft and
1706 mm aft. & The cg expressed as & MAC &mean aerodynamic chord& is:”
A) 41 &.
B) 16 &.
C) 10 &.
D) 60 &.

5. “Calculate the centre of gravity in & MAC &mean aerodynamic chord& with
following data: & Distance datum & centre of gravity: 12.53 m & Distance
datum & leading edge of the MAC: 9.63 m & Length of MAC: 8 m.”
A) 47.0 & MAC
B) 23.1 & MAC
C) 36.3 & MAC
D) 63.4 & MAC

6. At a given mass the CG position is at 15 & MAC. If the leading edge of MAC
is at a position 625.6 inches aft of the datum and the MAC is given as 134.5
inches, determine the position of the CG in relation to the datum.
A) 645.78 inches aft of the datum
B) 20.18 inches aft of the datum
C) 605.43 inches aft of the datum
D) 228.34 inches aft of the datum

7. “The centre of gravity of an aeroplane is at 25 & of the Mean Aerodynamic

Chord. & This means that the centre of gravity of the aeroplane is situated at
25 & of the length of:”
A) the mean aerodynamic chord in relation to the datum.
B) the mean aerodynamic chord in relation to the leading edge.
C) the mean aerodynamic chord in relation to the trailing edge.
D) the aeroplane in relation to the leading edge.

8. “The length of the MAC is 114 inches, and the centre of gravity limits are 12
& to 38 & MAC. & If the centre of gravity position is 10 & MAC, how many
inches is it out of limits?”
A) 11.40 inches
B) 25.08 inches
C) 2.28 inches
D) 13.68 inches

9. “An aeroplane has a mean aerodynamic chord &MAC& of 134.5 inches. The
leading edge of this chord is 526.6 inches aft of the datum. Calculate the
location of the centre of gravity of the aeroplane in terms of percentage MAC if
located 560 inches aft of the datum.”
A) 18.1 &
B) 85.5 &
C) 75.6 &
D) 24.8 &

10. “If the CG is located at 670 inches, what would be its position as a
percentage of the MAC, given the following characteristics of an aircraft? &
Leading Edge MAC: 627.1 inches & Length of MAC: 155.8 inches”
A) 93.6 &
B) 27.6 &
C) 82 &
D) 23.2 &

11. An aeroplane has a MAC of 3.08 m and a Leading Edge MAC &LEMAC& of
14.72 m aft of datum. If the CG position of that aeroplane is located 16.13 m aft
of datum, what is the CG position in & MAC?
A) 32.16 & MAC
B) 45.78 & MAC
C) 41.44 & MAC
D) 52.03 & MAC

12. “&For this question use annex 031&002 rev. April 2008& & A jet aeroplane,
with the geometrical characteristics shown in the annex, has a take&off weight
&W& of 460 000 N and a centre of gravity &point G on annex& located at 15.40
m from the zero reference point. & At the last moment the station manager has
12 000 N of freight added in the forward compartment at 10 m from the zero
reference point. & The final location of the centre of gravity, calculated in
percentage of mean aerodynamic chord AB &from point A&, is equal to:”
A) 30.4 &.
B) 35.5 &.
C) 16.9 &.
D) 27.5 &.

13. “&For this question use annex 031&007&&04&2008&&. & Determine what
the CG limits are at the maximum take&off mass.”
A) 9.25 & and 26 &.
B) 7.7 & and 27.3 &.
C) 7.25 & and 26.7 &.
D) 12.5 & and 19.5 &.

14. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&072&v2016&03 or CAP 696

Figure 3.5&. & Assuming Maximum Structural Take&Off Mass &MSTOM&, what
CG locations &inches aft of datum& have to be considered as the front and aft
CG positions?”
A) 82.0 in and 90.6 in
B) 88.7 in and 94.6 in
C) 82.0 in and 94.6 in
D) 90.6 in and 94.6 in

15. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&073&v2016&03 or CAP 696

Figure 4.11&. & Assuming Maximum Structural Landing Mass &MSLM&, what
CG locations &in & MAC& have to be considered as the front and aft CG
positions?”
A) 7.3 & and 26.8 &
B) 9.2 & and 26.0 &
C) 7.9 & and 27.2 &
D) 4.0 & and 32.0 &

16. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&008&v2015&10&. & Using the
annex, determine the maximum allowable mass and running load of the middle
compartment of the forward cargo hold.”
A) 483 kg and 68.0 kg/ft?
B) 483 kg and 8.47 kg/in
C) 3305 kg and 8.47 kg/in
D) 3305 kg and 68.0 kg/ft?

17. “&For this question use annex 031&008&v2015&10&. & Using the annex,
determine what is the maximum floor loading in the aft cargo compartment
between BA 940 and BA 997.”
A) 68 kg/ft?
B) 414 kg
C) 4187 kg
D) 7.26 kg/in

18. “&For this question use annex 031&011&&04&2008&&. & Determine what is
the maximum fuel capacity of the centre tank in pounds &lb&.”
A) 6828 lb
B) 15053 lb
C) 8643 lb
D) 15680 lb

19. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&053&v2015&01&. & The aircraft
has initially 225 l of fuel in the tank. The pilot takes 200 kg of additional fuel.
How is the Centre of Gravity affected?”
A) It moves towards the bottom of the aircraft.
B) It moves towards the aft of the aircraft.
C) It is not affected.
D) It moves towards the nose of the aircraft.
20. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&069&v2016&03 or CAP 758
Figure 3.21&. & Using the diagram, if all the tanks were filled in this aircraft,
how much total fuel could be loaded at reference station 4.575 m?”
A) 806 litres
B) 324 litres
C) 423 litres
D) 1171 litres

21. The Basic Empty Mass of an aircraft is recorded in…

A) the loading manifest. It differs from Dry Operating Mass by the value of the traffic load.
B) the weighing schedule and is amended to take account of changes due to modifications
of the aircraft.
C) the loading manifest. It differs from the Zero Fuel Mass by the value of the traffic load.
D) the weighing schedule. If changes occur, due to modifications, the aircraft must be
re&weighed always.

22. “An aircraft with a two wheel nose gear and four main wheels rests on the
ground with a single nose wheel load of 7250 N and a single main wheel load
of 60 000 N. & The distance between the nose wheels and the main wheels is
10 metres. & How far is the centre of gravity in front of the main wheels?”
A) 57 cm.
B) 93 cm.
C) 108 cm.
D) 176 cm.

23. “An aeroplane with a two wheel nose gear and four main wheels rests on
the ground with a single nose wheel load of 500 kg and a single main wheel
load of 6000 kg. & The distance between the nose wheels and the main wheels
is 10 meter. & How far is the centre of gravity in front of the main wheels?”
A) 41.6 cm.
B) 40 cm.
C) 25 cm.
D) 4 meter.

24. “An aeroplane with one nose landing gear and two main landing gears is
weighed on jacks. Determine the aircraft BEM and CG position, using the
following readouts: & Nose landing gear, located at 161 inches from datum
reading: 2300 kg & Each main landing gear, located at 775 inches from datum
reading: 19300 kg”
A) 40900 kg and 740.5 inches from datum.
B) 21600 kg and 0.71 inches from datum.
C) 21600 kg and 709.6 inches from datum.
D) 40900 kg and 722.3 inches from datum.

25. A tri&wheel aircraft has its datum 25 inches aft of the nose wheel and 180
inches forward of the main wheels. If the nose jack shows 125 lb and each
main wheel jack shows 3400 lb, determine the BEM and the CG position.
A) 3525 lb and 172.7 inches from the datum.
B) 6925 lb and 177.2 inches from the datum.
C) 6925 lb and 176.3 inches from the nose wheel of the aircraft.
D) 6925 lb and 201.3 inches from the nose wheel of the aircraft.
26. “An aircraft with tricycle landing gear is weighed on jacks. Determine the
BEM and CG position aft of datum, with the following data. & Nose jack located
at 161 in aft of datum reads: 6488 kg & Each main wheel jack located at 775 in
aft of datum reads: 17783 kg”
A) 42054 kg and 680.3 in
B) 42054 kg and 570.3 in
C) 24271 kg and 936 in
D) 24271 kg and 610.9 in

27. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&054&v2015&01&. & Calculate

the Basic Empty Mass and the Centre of Gravity.”
A) 9500 kg and 1 707 000 N.cm
B) 9500 kg and 179.7 cm
C) 968.4 kg and 1 707 000 N.cm
D) 968.4 kg and 179.7 cm

28. “&For this question use annex 031&001 rev. 05.11.2004& & Where is the
centre of gravity of the aeroplane in the diagram?”
A) 32.29 cm forward of datum.
B) 26.57 cm aft of datum.
C) 32.29 cm aft of datum.
D) 26.57 cm forward of datum.

29. “The responsibility for determination of the mass of special operational

equipment & and crew members included within the Dry Operating Mass lies
with…”
A) the commander.
B) the operator.
C) the authority of the state of registration.
D) the person compiling the weighing schedule.

30. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&057&v2015&05.& & Using the
loading manifest in the annex, determine the Basic Empty Mass of the
aircraft.”
A) 3210 lb
B) 3292 lb
C) 3410 lb
D) 4460 lb

31. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&058&v2015&05.& & Using the
annex, determine the BEM of the aircraft.”
A) 2870 lb
B) 1855 lb
C) 1820 lb
D) 1920 lb

32. A location in the aircraft which is identified by a number designating its

distance from the datum is known as:
A) Moment.
B) Station.
C) MAC.
D) Index.
33. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&059&v2015&05.& & Using the
annex, determine the moment at BEM.”
A) 369 000 in.lb
B) 426 245 in.lb
C) 475 245 in.lb
D) 362 850 in.lb

34. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&060&v2015&05.& & Using the
annex, determine the CG position and the moment at Basic Empty Mass. The
CG position is…”
A) 116.2 in aft of datum and the moment is 362 876 in.lb.
B) 117.1 in aft of datum and the moment is 365 820 in.lb.
C) 112.7 in aft of datum and the moment is 351 950 in.lb.
D) 156.7 in aft of datum and the moment is 489666 in.lb.

35. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&008&v2015&10 or Loading

Manual MRJT1, Figure 4.9&. & For the transport aeroplane the moment
&balance& arm &BA& for the forward hold centroid is…”
A) 421.5 in.
B) 314.5 in.
C) 367.9 in.
D) 257 in.

36. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&062&v2015&03.& & The Dry
Operating Index &DOI& calculation and basic index correction information
from an aeroplane load and trim sheet are shown in the annex. & Calculate the
DOI for an aeroplane mass of 112 600 kg and 30.7 & MAC, corrected for one
additional cabin crew member, with a mass of 75 kg, in zone G.”
A) 119.3
B) 117.7
C) 119.5
D) 118.1

37. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&062&v2015&03.& & The Dry
Operating Index &DOI& calculation and basic index correction information
from an aeroplane load and trim sheet are shown in the annex. & Calculate the
DOI for an aeroplane mass of 110 800 kg and 31.6 & MAC, corrected for one
additional flight crew member, with a mass of 85 kg, in zone E.”
A) 122.2
B) 120.7
C) 122.0
D) 120.4

38. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&063&v2015&04.& & Determine

what would be the change in DOI if a cockpit crew with the standard mass
occupies Observer Seat 1.”
A) &1.343
B) &0.0160
C) &473.3
D) &0.0158

39. “&For this question use annex ECQB&031&064&v2015&04.& & Determine

the change in DOI if the aft galley is loaded with 102 kg.”
A) The aft galley is already included in the DOI.
B) 0.01496
C) 4.399
D) 1.52592