AIRCRAFT DESIGN I Report No.

7
Title: Center of Gravity Computation
Name of Aircraft: Vianney Date Submitted: June 30, 2018 Page: 1 of 10
Name of Student: Grade:

A. Mission Specifications:

1. Reciprocating engine, propeller driven General Aviation aircraft, certifiable to FAA Part
23 Airworthiness standard.
2. 3 passengers, 1 pilot capacity
3. Range- 1000 km.
4. Cruising speed- 200 km/hr.
5. Cruising altitude- 8000 ft.
6. Payload – 700 lbs.
7. All metal structure

B. Mission Profile:

Mission legs/Mission Segments

0-1 Warm up and Take-Off
1-2 Climb Mission Segment Weight Fraction-is
2-3 Cruise the aircraft weight at the end of a
3-4 Descent mission segment divided by its
4-5 30 minutes Loiter weight at the beginning of that
5-6 Landing segment. E.g W1/Wo , W3/W2,etc
 AIRCRAFT DESIGN I Report No. 7
Title: Center of Gravity Computation
Name of Aircraft: Vianney Date Submitted: July 7, 2018 Page: 2 of 10
Name of Student: Grade:

Given:

Empty weight= 1687.9562lbs

Fuel Weight= 383.88 lbs

Gross weight= 2959.082 lbs

Mean aerodynamic Chord ,MAC= 88.32 in

Distance of MAC leading edge from datum=7.59 ft.

CG range= 22%-34%

I.Preliminary Weight Estimate

1.Empty (basic) Weight

Item Description Percentage of Empty Weight (lbs)

no. Weight
1 Wings, Flaps & Ailerons 24.3 410.913
2 Fuselage with windshield, doors & 16.3
windows 275.633
3 Horizontal Tail 2.8 47.348
4 Vertical Tail 2.9 49.039
5 Landing gear, Nose 2.63 44.4733
6 Landing gear, Main 6.15 103.9965
7 Fuel Tank & System 4.15 70.1765
8 Battery, Lights & Electrical 3.65 61.7215
9 Seats & Harnesses 2.47 41.7677
10 Instruments and radios 2.30 38.893
11 Cowl/Nacelle 1.40 23.674
12 Engine, dry 16.62 281.0442
13 Propeller & Spiner 14.15 239.2765
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2.Useful load

Item Description Weight (lbs)

no.
1 Pilot 170
2 Passengers 510
3 Baggage 190
4 Fuel 383.88
5 Oil 17.246
Total: 1271.126

II.Conditions

1.CG position for empty weight

Item Weight
Description D(in.) V(in.) WD(lb-in) WV(lb-in)
no. (lbs.)
1 Wings, Flaps & Ailerons 154.5893 119.639 63522.75303 49161.22041 154.5893
Fuselage with
2 windshield, doors &
windows 176.299 80.601 48593.82227 22216.29543 176.299
3 Horizontal Tail 327.724 84.785 15517.07595 4014.400 327.724
4 Vertical Tail 327.948 112.169 16082.24197 5500.655 327.948
5 Landing gear, Nose 71.71 17.895 3189.180343 795.84 71.71
6 Landing gear, Main 160.6998 18.469 16712.21675 1920.711 160.6998
7 Fuel Tank & System 257.9144 119.614 18099.52989 8394.0918 257.9144
Battery, Lights &
8 287.1234 75.4407 17721.68693 4656.313 287.1234
Electrical
Seats & Harnesses,
9 130.9367 80.3006 2734.462402 1676.985 130.9367
Front
Seats & Harnesses,
10 181.5078 80.3006 3790.581669 1676.98 181.5078
Back
11 Instruments and radios 96.8296 81.1955 3765.993633 3157.936 96.8296
12 Cowl/Nacelle 57.84 80.1699 1369.30416 1897.942 57.84
13 Engine, dry 54.859 75.3372 15417.80377 21173.08 54.859
14 Propeller & Spiner 20.0671 79.3683 4801.585453 18990.969 20.0671
Total: 1687.9562 2306.0481 1105.2848 231318.23 145233.44
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CG Position

∑ 𝑊𝐷
D= ∑ 𝑊 =
65322.753+4859.822+15517.076+16082.24+3189.180+16712.216+18099.529+17721.686+2734.462+3790.58+3765.99+1369.30416+15

1687.0481

𝐷 =137.0404 in
∑ 𝑊𝑉
D= ∑ 𝑊 =
49161+2216+4014.4+5500.655+795.849+1920.711+8394.091+4656.3131+1676.985+1676.985+3157.936+1897.94+21173.083+18990.9
1689.0481

𝑉 =86.041 in.

CG position for empty weight drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
137.0404−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 23%
88.32
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2. CG position for Gross weight

Item Weight (
Description D ( ft) V (ft) WD ( lb-ft) WV ( lb-ft)
No. lbs.)
1 Basic Airplane 1687.9562 137.0404 86.04 231318.1928 145231.751
2 Pilot 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
Passenger(Front) 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
3
Passenger(Back) 340 177.607 89.27 60386.38 30351.8
4 Baggage 170 222.32 76.53 37794.4 13010.1
5 Fuel 383.88 154.5893 119.639 59343.74048 45927.0193
6 Oil 17.2746 60.85 65.6647 1051.15941 1134.33143
Totals 2939.1108 1006.4067 615.6837 433073.8727 266006.802
CG Position
∑ 𝑊𝐷 231318.1928+21590+21590+60386.38+37794.4+59343.74+1051.15
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2939.1108

𝐷 = 147.348 𝑖𝑛
∑ 𝑊𝑉 145231.751+15175.9+15175.9+30351.8+13010.1+45927.0193+1134.33143
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2939.1108

𝑉 = 90.505 𝑖𝑛

CG position for gross weight drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
147.3486−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 34%
88.32
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3. CG position for 10% fuel remaining

Item Weight (
Description D ( ft) V (ft) WD ( lb-ft) WV ( lb-ft)
No. lbs.)
1 Basic Airplane 1687.9562 137.04 86.04 231318.19 145231.75
2 Pilot 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
Passenger(Front) 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
3
Passenger(Back) 340 177.60 89.27 60386.38 30351.8
4 Baggage 170 222.3 76.5 37794.4 13010.1
38.388 154.58 119.6
5 Fuel
93 39 5934.3740 4592.701
1.72746 60.85 65.6
6 Oil
647 105.1159 113.43314
Totals 2578.07166 1006.4 615.6 378718.46 223651.58
CG Position
∑ 𝑊𝐷 231318.1928+21590+21590+60386.38+37794.4+593.4374+1051.15
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2939.1108

𝐷 = 146.8988 𝑖𝑛.
∑ 𝑊𝑉 145231.751+15175.9+15175.9+30351.8+13010.1+4592.70193+1134.33143
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2939.1108

𝑉 = 86.75 𝑖𝑛.

CG position for 10% fuel remaining drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
146.89−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 34%
88.32
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4. CG position for gross weight less passengers

Item Weight (
Description D ( ft) V (ft) WD ( lb-ft) WV ( lb-ft)
No. lbs.)
1 Basic Airplane 1687.9562 137.0404 86.04 231318.1928 145231.7514
2 Pilot 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
Passenger(Front) 0 127 89.27 0 0
3
Passenger(Back) 0 177.607 89.27 0 0
4 Baggage 170 222.32 76.53 37794.4 13010.1
5 Fuel 383.88 154.5893 119.639 59343.74048 45927.01932
6 Oil 17.2746 60.85 65.6647 1051.15941 1134.331427
Totals 2429.1108 1006.4067 615.6837 351097.4927 220479.1022
CG Position
∑ 𝑊𝐷 231318.1928+21590+37794.4+593.4374+1051.15
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2939.1108

𝐷 =144.53 ft.
∑ 𝑊𝑉 145231.751+15175.9+13010.1+4592.70193+1134.33143
D= ∑ =
𝑊 2939.1108

𝑉 =90.76

CG position for gross weight less passengers drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
144.53−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 31%
88.32
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5. C.G. Position for less passengers and 10% fuel remaining

Item Weight (
Description D ( ft) V (ft) WD ( lb-ft) WV ( lb-ft)
No. lbs.)
1 Basic Airplane 1687.9562 137.0404 86.04 231318.1928 145231.7514
2 Pilot 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
Passenger(Front) 0 127 89.27 0 0
3
Passenger(Back) 0 177.607 89.27 0 0
4 Baggage 170 222.32 76.53 37794.4 13010.1
5 Fuel 38.388 154.5893 119.639 5934.374048 4592.701932
6 Oil 1.72746 60.85 65.6647 105.115941 113.4331427
Totals 2068.07166 1006.4067 615.6837 296742.0828 178123.8865
CG Position
∑ 𝑊𝐷 231318.1928+21590+37794.4+593.4374+1051.15
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2068.07166

𝐷 =143.487 in
∑ 𝑊𝑉 145231.751+15175.9+13010.1+4592.70193+1134.33143
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2068.07166

𝑉 = 86.13 𝑖𝑛

C.G. Position for less passengers and 10% fuel remaining drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
143.487−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 30%
88.32
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Title: Center of Gravity Computation
Name of Aircraft: Vianney Date Submitted: July 7, 2018 Page: 9 of 10
Name of Student: Grade:

6 C.G. Position for 10 % fuel remaining but pilot and passenger each weigh 110 lbs.

Item Weight (
Description D ( ft) V (ft) WD ( lb-ft) WV ( lb-ft)
No. lbs.)
1 Basic Airplane 1687.9562 137.0404 86.04 231318.1928 145231.7514
2 Pilot 110 127 89.27 13970 9819.7
Passenger(Front) 110 127 89.27 13970 9819.7
3
Passenger(Back) 110 177.607 89.27 19536.77 9819.7
4 Baggage 170 222.32 76.53 37794.4 13010.1
5 Fuel 38.388 154.5893 119.639 5934.374048 4592.701932
6 Oil 17.246 60.85 65.6647 1049.4191 1132.453416
Totals 2243.5902 1006.4067 615.6837 323573.156 193426.1068
CG Position
∑ 𝑊𝐷 231318.1928+13970+13970+19536.77+37794.4+5934.37+1049.4191
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2243.5902

𝐷 =144.22 in.
∑ 𝑊𝑉 145231.7519819.7+9819.7+9819.7+9819.7+13010.1+4592.70+1132.45
D= ∑ =
𝑊 2243.5902

𝑉 = 86.212 𝑖𝑛

C.G. Position for 10 % fuel remaining but pilot and passenger each weigh 110 lbs. drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
144.22−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 31%
88.32
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Title: Center of Gravity Computation
Name of Aircraft: Vianney Date Submitted: July 7, 2018 Page: 10 of 10
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7 C.G. Position for less passenger and baggage

Item Weight (
Description D ( ft) V (ft) WD ( lb-ft) WV ( lb-ft)
No. lbs.)
1 Basic Airplane 1687.9562 137.0404 86.04 231318.1928 145231.7514
2 Pilot 170 127 89.27 21590 15175.9
Passenger(Front) 0 127 89.27 0 0
3
Passenger(Back) 0 177.607 89.27 0 0
4 Baggage 0 222.32 76.53 0 0
5 Fuel 383.88 154.5893 119.639 59343.74048 45927.01932
6 Oil 17.246 60.85 65.6647 1049.4191 1132.453416
Totals 2055.17 91.89 35.24 24779.1816 9078.221

CG Position
∑ 𝑊𝐷 231318.1928+1590+59343.74048+1049.4191
D= ∑ 𝑊 = 2259.0822

𝐷 = 138.685𝑖𝑛
∑ 𝑊𝑉 145231.7514+15175.9+45927.01932+1132.453416
D= ∑ =
𝑊 2259.0822

𝑉 = 91.836 𝑖𝑛

CG position for less passengers and baggage drawing

𝑋𝐶𝐺 − 𝑋𝐿𝐸
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100%
𝑀𝐴𝐶
138.685−116.6686
𝐶. 𝐺 𝑖𝑛 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝐴𝐶 = × 100% = 24.9%
88.32
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AIRCRAFT DESIGN 1
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Center of Gravity Computation

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