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weight and balance
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of aircraft accident and incident investigation. Part III: investigation. Montreal, 2011.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Rotorcraft flying handbook (FAA-H-8083-21). Washington, DC: FAA, 2000. Disponível em:
- Contexto
- A weight and balance sheet based on the planned flight and weather conditions may have been prepared. Generally, commercial flights use a standard form for these calculations, but this is rarely the case in respect of light aircraft. The investigator must take the following into account and produce and check this form or reconstruct it.
- It is vital to comply with weight and balance limits established for helicopters. Operating above the maximum weight limitation compromises the structural integrity of the helicopter and adversely affects performance. Balance is also critical because on some fully loaded helicopters, center of gravity deviations as small as three inches can dramatically change a helicopter’s handling characteristics. Taking off in a helicopter that is not within the weight and balance limitations is unsafe.
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