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A Simplified Graphical Method for Weight-And-Balance Determination in the Cessna 172R Cover

A Simplified Graphical Method for Weight-And-Balance Determination in the Cessna 172R

Transactions on Aerospace Research
Volume 2025 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Mikhail Baraulya and  Konstantin Nechval  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Proportional Increase in Mass.
Proportional Increase in Mass.

Fig. 2.

Structural Development.
Structural Development.

Fig. 3.

Computer Second Paper Operation (C2PO).
Computer Second Paper Operation (C2PO).

Fig. 4.

CG Calculation Process.
CG Calculation Process.

Fig. 5.

Graph-based weight-and-balance method [5].
Graph-based weight-and-balance method [5].

Fig. 6.

Table-based weight-and-balance method [6].
Table-based weight-and-balance method [6].

Fig. 7.

Cessna 172 Longitudinal Stability.
Cessna 172 Longitudinal Stability.

Fig. 8.

In this incident, a failure to perform a weight-and-balance calculation proved fatal for two.
In this incident, a failure to perform a weight-and-balance calculation proved fatal for two.

Fig. 9.

Estimated Weight and Balance of the N6413B.
Estimated Weight and Balance of the N6413B.

Computational Weight and Balance Method_

N198BWWeightArmMoment
Basic Empty Weight1626.1839.1963732.89
Front Seats 37
Rear Seats 73
Baggage 95
Usable Fuel (6lb/gal) 48
Take-Off Weight
Fuel Burn 48
Landing Weight
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2545-2835
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 97
Submitted on: Aug 14, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 23, 2025
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Published on: Dec 24, 2025
Published by: ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
General Aviation,
Weight and Balance,
Center of Gravity,
Cessna 172,
Preflight Safety,
Graphical Calculation Method
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