AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE - NAVY BMR

1 NAVAIR 01-1B-50 USAF TO 1-1B-50 USCG TO 1-1B-50 ARMY TM 55-1500-342-23 JOINT SERVICE TECHNICAL MANUALAIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCESUPERSEDURE NOTICE. This manual supersedes NAVAIR 01-1B-50 dated 15 August 2003, USAF TO 01-1B-50 dated 1 April 2008, USCG TO 01-1B-50 dated 1 April 2008, and ARMY TM 55-1500-342-23 dated 29 August 1986. Destroy previously issued version of this manual to prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is NOTICE. For unclassified, limited documents, destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the BY DIRECTION OF COMMANDER, NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND30 SEPTEMBER 20110801LP1119776 Downloaded from from 01-1B-50 USAF TO 1-1B-50 USCG TO 1-1B-50 ARMY TM 55-1500-342-2330 September 2011 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGESD ates of issue for original and changed pages are:Original.

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4 1-11-2. Scope ..1-11-3. Terminology ..1-11-4. Reasons for WEIGHT and BALANCE Control ..1-22 AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE PRINCIPLES2-1. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT Principles ..2-12-2. AIRCRAFT BALANCE Principles ..2-32-3. Calculating AIRCRAFT Center of Gravity (CG) ..2-32-4. Fuselage Station ..2-42-5. Percent Mean Aerodynamic Chord (% MAC) ..2-52-6. Loading / Unloading ..2-52-7. Ballast ..2-53 WEIGHT AND BALANCE SYSTEM3-1. General ..3-13-2. Manufacturer Responsibilities ..3-13-3. Commercial Maintenance Responsibilities ..3-13-4. Depot / Intermediate Level Maintenance Responsibilities.

5 3-13-5. AIRCRAFT Custodian/Technician/Type Commander Responsibilities ..3-13-6. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT and BALANCE Classifications ..3-13-7. WEIGHT and BALANCE Handbooks ..3-23-8. WEIGHT and BALANCE Flight Clearance ..3-43-9. AIRCRAFT Weighing Requirements ..3-54 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHARTS AND FORMS4-1. DD Form 365 Record of WEIGHT and BALANCE Personnel ..4-14-2. DD Form 365-1 Chart A Basic WEIGHT Checklist Record .. 4-14-3. DD Form 365-2 Form B AIRCRAFT Weighing Record .. 4-44-4. DD Form 365-3 Chart C Basic WEIGHT and BALANCE 4-54-5.

6 Chart E AIRCRAFT Loading Manual / Weighing Instructions .. 4-74-6. DD Form 365-4 Form F WEIGHT and BALANCE Flight Clearance Form F ..4-75 WEIGHING AIRCRAFT5-1. General ..5-15-2. Weighing Equipment ..5-15-3. Weighing Accessories ..5-35-4. Weighing Procedures ..5-55-5. Verification of Weighing Results .. 5-116 WEIGHT AND BALANCE TOOLS6-1. Automated WEIGHT and BALANCE System (AWBS) ..6-16-2. Distribution of AWBS ..6-16-3. Alternate WEIGHT and BALANCE Tools ..6-17 CENTER OF GRAVITY LOADING CALCULATIONS7-1. General ..7-17-2. Principles of Moments.

7 7-27-3. Effects of Moments on AIRCRAFT ..7-37-4. Determination of BALANCE Condition (Location of AIRCRAFT CG) ..7-37-5. Effects of Unbalanced Loading ..7-37-6. Determining Center of Gravity for a Group of Items ..7-37-7. Center of Gravity Limits ..7-47-8. Expressing Center of Gravity ..7-47-9. Lateral and Vertical Center of Gravity ..7-57-10. Most Forward and Most Aft CG Calculations ..7-57-11. Sample ..7-77-12. Chart E Loading Data ..7-108 SERVICE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS8-1. US Army Requirements ..8-18-2. US Navy / US Marine Corps Requirements.

8 8-11 TABLE OF CONTENTSS ection PageSection PageDownloaded from 01-1B-50 USAF TO 1-1B-50 USCG TO 1-1B-50 ARMY TM 55-1500-342-2330 September 2011 Figure Title PageFigure Title PageLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS2-1. WEIGHT Terminology ..2-22-2. Calculating AIRCRAFT CG ..2-32-3. BALANCE Arm Fuselage Station ..2-42-4. Percent MAC Example ..2-55-1. Typical Platform Scale Assembly ..5-15-2. Electronic Weighing Kit (Typical) ..5-25-3. Reading a Hydrometer ..5-45-4. Accessory Weighing Kit ..5-45-5. Estimation of As Weighed WEIGHT ..5-75-6. Leveling Lugs Inside the AIRCRAFT .

9 5-85-7. Leveling Lugs Outside the AIRCRAFT ..5-85-8. Plumb Bob ..5-96-1. Load Adjuster ..6-37-1. Asymmetric Configurations ..7-17-2. AIRCRAFT BALANCE Point ..7-27-3. Locating AIRCRAFT Center of Gravity ..7-38-1. AIRCRAFT Modification Example ..8-9B-1. Sample DD Form 365 Record of WEIGHT and BALANCE Personnel .. B-1B-2. Sample DD Form 365-1 Chart A Basic WEIGHT Checklist Record .. B-2B-3. Sample DD Form 365-2 Form B AIRCRAFT Weighing Record .. B-3B-4. Sample DD Form 365-3 Chart C Basic WEIGHT and BALANCE Record .. B-5B-5. Sample DD Form 365-4 WEIGHT and BALANCE Flight Clearance Form F - Tr a n s p o r t.

10 B - 6B-6. Sample DD Form 365-4 WEIGHT and BALANCE Flight Clearance Form F - Ta c t i c a l .. B - 78-3. US Air Force Requirements ..8-248-4. US Coast Guard Requirements .. Related References .. WEIGHT and BALANCE Control .. Responsibilities .. Personnel Qualification Requirements .. Forms and Records Disposition .. AIRCRAFT Classifications .. Form F .. AIRCRAFT Weighings .. Transfer / Acceptance Inventory .. Scales .. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV s) .. WEIGHT and BALANCE Guidance for AIRCRAFT Modifications .. Contact Information.