Weight and Balance

1. When a helicopter is being weighed, what location must be known?. The longitudinal weighing point. The longitudinal and lateral weighing points. The lateral weighing point. The longitudinal, vertical and lateral weighing points.

How is the weight and balance for large airplanes compared with small airplanes?. Is very different. Is very similar. Is almost identical. Is identical.

What is a very important and exacting phase of aircraft maintenance?. Fueling. Regulation requirement. Aircraft weighing. Daily inspection.

What is also a significant factor in determining if the aircraft is safe to operate?. The aircraft balance. The fuel loaded in the aircraft. The oil used in the engines. The weather conditions.

What must be known when an aircraft is being weighted?. The tare and empty weight must be known. The leveling points must be known. The arms must be known. The scale must be known.

What is one rule for the location of the datum?. It has have an exact measure from the aircraft nose. It has to be known. It does not change during the life of the aircraft. It has to be close to the aircraft nose.