CA2413594A1 - System and apparatus for determining the center of gravity of an aircraft - Google Patents

System and apparatus for determining the center of gravity of an aircraft Download PDF

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CA2413594A1
CA2413594A1 CA 2413594 CA2413594A CA2413594A1 CA 2413594 A1 CA2413594 A1 CA 2413594A1 CA 2413594 CA2413594 CA 2413594 CA 2413594 A CA2413594 A CA 2413594A CA 2413594 A1 CA2413594 A1 CA 2413594A1
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Don S. Godwin
Kenneth D. Driver
Joseph C. Gray
Richard J. Gritter
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ATLANTIC AERO Inc
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Don S. Godwin
Kenneth D. Driver
Joseph C. Gray
Richard J. Gritter
Aero Modifications & Consulting, Llc
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A method and apparatus for determining the center of gravity of an aircraft having a plurality of wheels includes the steps of determining the load on one of the plurality of aircraft wheels, determining the aircraft inclination with respect to level, relating the wheel load to the aircraft center of gravity based on the aircraft inclination.
The load determination may be conducted by measuring the load on the nose wheel or at some selected point along the longitudinal axis spaced from the main landing gear. An inclinometer is used to measure the aircraft inclination at the time the load is determined.
A processor may be provided for receiving the load cell signal and inclination information, and determining wheel load.
CA 2413594 2001-11-29 2002-11-27 System and apparatus for determining the center of gravity of an aircraft Expired - Fee Related CA2413594C (en)

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Cited By (2)

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CN106706212A (en) * 2016-12-16 2017-05-24 燕山大学 Aircraft center-of-mass measurement device capable of realizing automatic detection and eliminating yawing force
CN110697031A (en) * 2019-10-24 2020-01-17 中国航空工业集团公司沈阳飞机设计研究所 Aircraft front wheel deflection angle control system

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN106706212A (en) * 2016-12-16 2017-05-24 燕山大学 Aircraft center-of-mass measurement device capable of realizing automatic detection and eliminating yawing force
CN110697031A (en) * 2019-10-24 2020-01-17 中国航空工业集团公司沈阳飞机设计研究所 Aircraft front wheel deflection angle control system

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