Weight & Balance

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Weight & Balance

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constantin_w	c constantin_w posted 12/1/2023 12:50:12 PM Topic Details Share Topic
c Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 16	Hey guys, I am obviously to stupid to convert the numbers provided into something which makes sense. I am given an "arm" in the POH and I know the weight. Now, I am asked in SD to enter the "lever arm (lon)" as well as the graph with numbers either in "monent/1000" or in "distance to datum". Can anybody enlighten me how to convert the numbers correctly? Thanks Constantin
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Gerhard66	G Gerhard66 posted 12/2/2023 9:58:31 AM Post Details Share Post
G Group: Forum Members Posts: 156, Visits: 334	+x constantin_w - 12/1/2023 12:50:12 PM Hey guys, I am obviously to stupid to convert the numbers provided into something which makes sense. I am given an "arm" in the POH and I know the weight. Now, I am asked in SD to enter the "lever arm (lon)" as well as the graph with numbers either in "monent/1000" or in "distance to datum". Can anybody enlighten me how to convert the numbers correctly? Thanks Constantin Can you provide a copy of the relevant pages in the POH.
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grahamb	grahamb posted 12/2/2023 11:46:43 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 508, Visits: 25K	Distance to datum = arm
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constantin_w	c constantin_w posted 12/4/2023 3:51:05 PM Post Details Share Post
c Group: Forum Members Posts: 11, Visits: 16	Hi, the POH is here: http://www.seletar-flying-club.org/Beechcraft%20-%20C33%20Debonair%20POH.pdf I know it isn't exactly my plane and hence, the numbers are subject to change (my aircraft was bought crashed and is currently undergoing the repairs, but I am intending to play a bit and see what I can do and these numbers will do for the job and give me an idea what I can do. Thanks for your help!
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 12/5/2023 10:47:44 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.5K	arm is the same as lever arm (lon) is the same as distance from datum.
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