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CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE
STUDY PLANS
2025/2026

Weight and Balance of Aircraft

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
21HAV-E Z,ZK 3 2P+2C English
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Department of Air Transport
Synopsis:

Basic terms of mass and balance, basic aircraft masses, weighing and maximum aircrafts masses, overloading of aircraft, standard weights of passenger, baggage and crew, determination of load of aircraft, flight documentation - loadsheet, trimsheet, securing of load, determination of centre of gravity, influence of centre of gravity position on aircarft performance.

Requirements:

none

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Study Objective:

Introduce students to the problematics of weight and balance and into regulation of air transportation. Ensure university experts prepared to work with the airlines.

Study materials:

CAE Oxford ATPL Ground Training Series - 06 Mass and Balance, Performance

PadPilot - EASA ATPL Mass and Balance

Jeppesen - EASA ATPL Training, Mass and Balance

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Further information:
No time-table has been prepared for this course
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2025-04-15
For updated information see http://bilakniha.cvut.cz/en/predmet7020106.html