5.

4 Weight and Balance :

The main objective of weight and balance was to measure the aircraft’s center of gravity (c.g.)
in each mission. All measurements were made from datum line (for manufacturing aircraft,
17.02 inches front from the wing’s leading edge and of production aircraft , 11.075 inches front
from the wing’s leading edge). Components were place in such a way that, c.g. would fall on
slightly more than the wings quarter chord.
In mission-1 & mission-2, to balance our c.g. we changed our batteries . In mission 1, distance
betwwen c.g. of batteries and datum was 16 inches; whereas, in mission 2, it was 7.7 inches.

Mission 1

COMPONENT WEIGHT(lb) ARM(in) MOMENT(lb-in)

Nose Cone 0.016 1.5 0.024
H.Tail 0.209 58.5 12.2265
Structure V.Tail 0.077 57 4.389
Fuselage 1.98 27 53.46
Wing 1.86 22 40.92
Front Landing Gear+wheel 0.099 4 0.396
Back Landing Gear+wheel 0.221 23 5.083
Motor Assembly 0.97 13.5 13.095
Propulsion Propeller 0.066 12 0.792
Main Battery 3.97 16 63.52
Speed Controller 0.308 15.5 4.774
Receiver 0.033 4 0.132
Controls Servo (in wing) 0.175 23.5 4.1125
Servo (in tail) 0.175 53 9.275
Receiver Battery 0.265 5.5 1.4575
10.424 213.6565
Total Aircraft

Center of gravity (in) 20.49659

Center of gravity (%of chord) 26.743

Mission 2

COMPONENT WEIGHT(lb) ARM(in) MOMENT(lb-in)

Manufacturing Aircraft (by changing 10.424 17.33552 180.705
battery position)
Payload (Weight of Production Aircraft 2.517 33 83.061
without Battery )
Total Aircraft Weight 12.941 263.766
Center of gravity (in) 20.382
Center of gravity(%of chord) 25.862

Mission 3

COMPONENT WEIGHT(lb) ARM(in) MOMENT(lb-

in)
H.Tail 0.066 40 2.64
V.Tail 0.044 40 1.76
Structure Fuselage 0.551 16 8.816
Wing 0.65 15 9.75
Landing Gear+wheel 0.209 15.2 3.1768
Skid 0.022 39.5 0.869
Motor Assembly 0.35 2.5 0.875
Propulsio Propeller 0.033 1 0.033
n Main Battery 1.98 6.5 12.87
Speed Controller 0.154 4.5 0.693
Receiver 0.033 8.5 0.2805
Controls Servo(in wing) 0.07 15.7 1.099
Servo(in tail) 0.07 33 2.31
Receiver Battery 0.265 9.5 2.5175
Payload 2 18 36

6.497 87.6898
Total Aircraft

Center of gravity (in) 13.497

Center of gravity(%of chord) 26.91