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Exam simulation Mass and Balance - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Mass and Balance 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - A pallet having a freight platform which measures 200 cm x 250 cm has a total mass of 300 kg. The pallet is carried on two ground supports each measuring 20 cm x 200 cm. Using the loading manual for the transport aeroplane, calculate how much mass may be added to, or must be off loaded from, the pallet in order for the load intensity to match the maximum permitted distribution load intensity for lower deck forward cargo compartment.
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2 - The Dry Operating Mass includes:
3 - To measure the mass and CG-position of an aircraft, it should be weighed with a minimum of:
4 - Mass for individual passengers (to be carried on an aircraft) may be determined from a verbal statement by or on behalf of the passengers if the number of
5 - While making mass and balance calculation for a particular aircraft, the term 'Basic Empty Mass' applies to the sum of airframe, engine(s), fixed ballast plus
6 - Traffic Load is the:
7 - When an aircraft is stationary on the ground, its total weight will act vertically
8 - Overloading has the following effects on performance:
9 - The maximum quantity of fuel that can be loaded into an aircraft's tanks is given as 3800 US Gallons. If the fuel density (specific gravity) is given as 0.79 the mass of fuel which may be loaded is:
10 - A load placed aft of the datum:
11 - An additional baggage container is loaded into the aft cargo compartment but is not entered into the load and trim sheet. The aeroplane will be heavier than expected and calculated take-off safety speeds
12 - Which one of the following is correct?
13 - Where is the centre of gravity of the aeroplane in the diagram?
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14 - Comparing a forward CG position with an aft one, the forward cg position will cause a
15 - The Zero Fuel Mass and the Dry Operating Mass
16 - The operating mass of an aeroplane is:
17 - The centre of gravity is the
18 - The actual 'Zero Fuel Mass' is equal to the:
19 - The floor of the main cargo hold is limited to 4000 N/m². It is planned to load a cubic container each side of which measures 0.5 m. Its maximum gross mass must not exceed: (assume g = 10 m/s²)
20 - The Traffic Load is defined as:
21 - An aeroplane, which is scheduled to fly an oceanic sector, is due to depart from a high altitude airport in the tropics at 1400 local time. The airport has an exceptionally long runway. Which of the following is most likely to be the limiting factor(s) in determining the take-off mass?
22 - A mass of 500 kg is loaded at a station which is located 10 metres behind the present Centre of Gravity and 16 metres behind the datum. (Assume: g = 10 m/s²). The moment for that mass used in the loading manifest is:
23 - The maximum mass to which an aeroplane may be loaded, prior to engine start, is:
24 - Allowed traffic load is the difference between:
25 - An aeroplane's weighing schedule indicates that the empty mass is 57320 kg. The nominal Dry Operating Mass is 60120 kg and the Maximum Zero Fuel Mass is given as 72100 kg. Which of the following is a correct statement in relation to this aeroplane?
26 - The zero fuel mass of an aeroplane is always:
27 - A revenue flight is to be made by a jet transport. The following are the aeroplane's structural limits:-Maximum Ramp Mass: 69 900 kg-Maximum Take-off Mass: 69 300 kg-Maximum Landing Mass: 58 900 kg-Maximum Zero Fuel Mass: 52 740 kgTake-off and landing masses are not performance limited. Dry Operating Mass: 34 930 kgTrip Fuel: 11 500 kg Taxi Fuel: 250 kgContingency & final reserve fuel: 1 450 kg Alternate Fuel: 1 350 kg. The maximum traffic load that can be carried is:
28 - In calculations with respect to the position of the centre of gravity a reference is made to a datum. The datum is
29 - Given are:- Maximum structural take-off mass: 72 000 kg- Maximum structural landing mass: 56 000 kg- Maximum zero fuel mass: 48 000 kg- Taxi fuel: 800 kg- Trip fuel: 18 000 kg- Contingency fuel: 900 kg- Alternate fuel: 700 kg- Final reserve fuel: 2 000 kg. The actual take-off mass can never be higher than:
30 - Loads must be adequately secured in order to:
31 - The datum used for balance calculations is:
32 - The maximum certificated take-off mass is:
33 - Aeroplane Dry Operating mass 85000 kg Performance limited take-off mass 127000 kg Performance limited landing mass 98500 kg Maximum zero fuel mass 89800 kg. Fuel requirements for flight - Trip fuel 29300 kg. Contingency and final reserve fuel 3600 kg. Alternate fuel 2800 kg. The maximum traffic load that can be carried on this flight is:
34 - What are the standard masses used for crew?
35 - Longitudinal CG location can be expressed:
36 - Given: Maximum structural take-off mass= 146 900 kg Maximum structural landing mass= 93 800 kg Maximum zero fuel mass= 86 400 kg. Trip fuel= 27 500 kg. Block fuel= 35 500 kg. Engine starting and taxi fuel = 1 000 kg. The maximum take-off mass is equal to:
37 - Refer to CAP 696 Fig. 4.11:At the maximum landing mass the range of safe CG positions, as determined from the appropriate graph in the loading manual, is:
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38 - The flight preparation of a turbojet aeroplane provides the following data: Take-off runway limitation: 185 000 kg. Landing runway limitation: 180 000 kg. Planned fuel consumption: 11 500 kg. Fuel already loaded on board the aircraft: 20 000 kg. Knowing that: Maximum take-off mass (MTOM): 212 000 kg. Maximum landing mass (MLM): 174 000 kg. Maximum zero fuel mass (MZFM): 164 000 kg. Dry operating mass (DOM): 110 000 kg. The maximum cargo load that the captain may decide to load on board is:
39 - In mass and balance calculations the 'index' is:
40 - An aeroplane must be re-weighed at certain intervals. Where an operator uses 'fleet masses' and provided that changes have been correctly documented, this interval is
41 - What effect has a centre of gravity close to the most forward limit?
42 - An aeroplane is weighed and the following recordings are made: nose wheel assembly scale 5330 kgleft main wheel assembly scale 12370 kg right main wheel assembly scale 12480 kgIf the 'operational items' amount to a mass of 1780 kg with a crew mass of 545 kg, the empty mass, as entered in the weight schedule, is
43 - A jet aeroplane, with the geometrical characteristics shown in the appendix, has a take-off weight (W) of 460 000 N and a centre of gravity (point G on annex) located at 15.40 m from the zero reference point. At the last moment the station manager has 12 000 N of freight added in the forward compartment at 10 m from the zero reference point. The final location of the centre of gravity, calculated in percentage of mean aerodynamic chord AB (from point A), is equal to:
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44 - For a given configuration, the stall speed of an aeroplane will be highest when loaded:
45 - Considering only structural limitations, on very short legs with minimum take-off fuel, the Traffic Load is normally limited by:
46 - The mass displacement caused by landing gear extension:
47 - The centre of gravity of an aircraft
48 - An aircraft is weighed prior to entry into service. Who is responsible for deriving the Dry Operational Mass from the weighed mass by the addition of the 'operational items'?
49 - The mass of an aircraft is 1950 kg. If 450 kg is added to a cargo hold 1.75 metres from the loaded centre of gravity (cg). The loaded cg will move:
50 - The responsibility for determination of the mass of 'operating items' and 'crew members' included within the Dry Operating Mass lies with
51 - Given: Total mass: 7500 kg. Centre of gravity (cg) location station: 80.5. Aft CG limit station: 79.5. How much cargo must be shifted from the aft cargo compartment at station 150 to the forward cargo compartment at station 30 in order to move the cg location to the aft limit?
52 - Assuming gross mass, altitude and airspeed remain unchanged, movement of the centre of gravity from the forward to the aft limit will cause:
53 - An aeroplane is to depart from an airfield where the performance limited take-off mass is 89200 kg. Certificated maximum masses are as follows: Ramp (taxi) mass 89930 kg Maximum Take-off mass 89430 kg Maximum Landing mass 71520 kg Actual Zero fuel mass 62050 kg Fuel on board at ramp: Taxi fuel 600 kg Trip fuel 17830 kg. Contingency, final reserve and alternate 9030 kg. If the Dry Operating Mass is 40970 kg the traffic load that can be carried on this flight is
54 - The take-off mass of an aeroplane is 117 000 kg, comprising a traffic load of 18 000 kg and fuel of 46 000 kg. What is the dry operating mass?
55 - For the purpose of completing the Mass and Balance documentation, the Operating Mass is considered to be Dry Operating Mass plus
56 - Knowing that: Dry operating mass: 110000 kg. Basic index: 119.1. Number of passengers: 185 distributed as shown in the annex (75 kg per PAX). Cargo load + luggage: 14000 kg distributed as shown in the annex. Fuel: 42000 kg (Fuel shift -20). Stages (1) to (7) and (11) having already been calculated, the centre of gravity in % MAC (Mean Aerodynamic Chord) at take-off is located at:
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57 - An aeroplane is said to be 'neutrally stable'. This is likely to:
58 - The mass of an item multiplied by its distance from the datum is its
59 - An aeroplane is loaded with its centre of gravity towards the rear limit. This will result in:
60 - The weight of an aircraft, which is in level non accelerated flight, is said to act
61 - Just prior to departure, you accept 10 passengers additional on board who will be seated in 'compartment OC' and you have 750 kg unloaded from cargo compartment 5. The take-off centre of gravity in MAC % (Mean Aerodynamic Chord) will be located at:
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62 - From the loading manual for the transport aeroplane, the aft cargo compartment has a maximum total load of:
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63 - The maximum quantity of fuel that can be loaded into an aircraft's tanks is given as 2200 l. If the fuel density (specific gravity) is given as 0.79 the mass of fuel which may be loaded is:
64 - For the purpose of aeroplane mass and balance calculations, the datum point is defined as:
65 - For the purpose of completing the Mass and Balance documentation, the Traffic Load is considered to be equal to the Take-off Mass
66 - Prior to departure an aircraft is loaded with 16500 litres of fuel at a fuel density of 780 kg/m3. This is entered into the load sheet as 16500 kg and calculations are carried out accordingly. As a result of this error, the aircraft is
67 - Length of the mean aerodynamic chord = 1 m Moment arm of the forward cargo: -0,50 m Moment arm of the aft cargo: + 2,50 m. The aircraft mass is 2 200 kg and its centre of gravity is at 25% MAC. To move the centre of gravity to 40%, which mass has to be transferred from the forward to the aft cargo hold?
68 - The Basic Empty Mass is 4960 kg, the Dry Operating Mass is 5220 kg and the Zero Fuel Mass is 6040 kg. If the take-off mass is 7630 kg the useful load is
69 - A load placed forward of the datum
70 - The maximum quantity of fuel that can be loaded into an aircraft's tanks is given as 400 US Gallons. If the fuel density (specific gravity) is given as 0.79 the mass of fuel which may be loaded is:
71 - The Basic Empty Mass is 4800 kg, the Dry Operating Mass is 5050 kg and the Zero Fuel Mass is 6210 kg. If the take-off mass is 8010 kg the useful load is:
72 - The centre of gravity of an aircraft is that point through which the total mass of the aircraft is said to act. The weight acts in a direction
73 - Which is true of the aircraft basic empty mass?
74 - At maximum certificated take-off mass an aeroplane departs from an airfield which is not limiting for either take-off or landing masses. During initial climb the number one engine suffers a contained disintegration. An emergency is declared and the aeroplane returns to departure airfield for an immediate landing. The most likely result of this action will be
75 - When establishing the mass breakdown of an aeroplane, the empty mass is defined as the sum of the:
76 - At a given mass the CG position is at 15% MAC. If the leading edge of MAC is at a position 625.6 inches aft of the datum and the MAC is given as 134.5 inches determine the position of the CG in relation to the datum.
77 - Traffic load is the difference between:
78 - In order to provide an adequate 'buffet boundary' at the commencement of the cruise a speed of 1.3 Vs is used. At a mass of 120000 kg this is a CAS of 180 KT. If the mass of the aeroplane is increased to 135000 kg the value of 1.3 Vs will be:
79 - On an aeroplane with a seating capacity of more than 30, it is decided to use standard mass values for computing the total mass of passengers. If the flight is not a holiday charter, the mass value which may be used for an adult is
80 - The maximum zero-fuel mass: 1- is a regulatory limitation 2- is calculated for a maximum load factor of +3.5 g 3- is based on the maximum permissible bending moment at the wing root 4- is defined on the assumption that fuel is consumed from the outer wings tank first 5- is defined on the assumption that fuel is consumed from the centre wing tank first The combination of correct statements is:
81 - The loaded centre of gravity (cg) of an aeroplane is 713 mm aft of datum. The mean aerodynamic chord lies between station 524 mm aft and 1706 mm aft. The cg expressed as% MAC (mean aerodynamic chord) is:
82 - With respect to multi-engine piston powered aeroplane, determine the ramp mass (lbs) in the following conditions: Basic empty mass: 3 210 lbs Basic arm: 88.5 Inches. One pilot: 160 lbs. Front seat passenger: 200 lbs. Centre seat passengers: 290 lbs. One passenger rear seat: 110 lbs. Baggage in zone 1: 100 lbs. Baggage in zone 4: 50 lbs. Block fuel: 100 US Gal. Trip fuel: 55 US Gal. Fuel for start up and taxi (included in block fuel): 3 US Gal. Fuel density: 6 lbs/US Gal.
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83 - 'Standard Mass' as used in the computation of passenger load establish the mass of a child as
84 - A jet transport has the following structural limits:-Maximum Ramp Mass: 63 060 kg-Maximum Take-off Mass: 62 800 kg-Maximum Landing Mass: 54 900 kg-Maximum Zero Fuel Mass: 51 300 kg. The aeroplane's fuel is loaded in accordance with the following requirements:-Taxi fuel: 400 kg. -Trip fuel: 8400 kg. -Contingency & final reserve fuel: 1800 kg. -Alternate fuel: 1100 kg. If the Dry Operating Mass is 34930 kg, determine the maximum traffic load that can be carried on the flight if departure and landing airfields are not performance limited.
85 - What determines the longitudinal stability of an aeroplane?
86 - Dry Operating Mass is the mass of the aircraft less
87 - Regarding centre of gravity position and longitudinal stability, which of the following statements is correct?
88 - The floor limit of an aircraft cargo hold is 5000 N/m². It is planned to load-up a cubic container measuring 0,4 m of side. Its maximum gross mass must not exceed: (assume g = 10 m/s²)
89 - In determining the Dry Operating Mass of an aeroplane it is common practice to use 'standard mass' values for crew. These values are
90 - Given the following data how much cargo must be moved from the forward hold to the aft hold to achieve a CG at 33% MAC?AUM 200000kg. Forward Hold Cargo 6500kg. Aft hold Cargo 4000kg. Distance between holds 10m. Current CG: 30%MAC. MAC 4.6m
91 - The distance from the datum to the Centre of Gravity of a mass is known as
92 - Moment (balance) arms are measured from a specific point to the body station at which the mass is located. That point is known as
93 - The Dry Operating Mass is the total mass of the aircraft ready for a specific type of operation but excluding
94 - The Maximum Zero Fuel Mass is a structural limiting mass. It is made up of the aeroplane Dry Operational mass plus
95 - In mass and balance calculations which of the following describes the datum?
96 - When considering the effects of increased mass on an aeroplane, which of the following is true?
97 - Given: The take-off mass of an aircraft is 8470 kg. Total fuel on board is 1600 kg including 450 kg reserve fuel and 29 kg of unusable fuel The traffic load is 770 kg. What is the Zero Fuel Mass?
98 - The empty mass of an aircraft is recorded in
99 - Given the following data calculate the CG as a %MAC when 12000N of last minute cargo is added to a hold 10m from the datum: AUM 460000N. LEMac 14m from datum. MAC 4.6m. Current CG 15.4m from datum
100 - The BEM of an aircraft is 30000 kg. Given the following data calculate the DOM: Catering = 300 kg. Crew = 600 kg. Trip Fuel = 1200 kg. Unusable Fuel = 30 kg. Traffic Load = 2500 kg
101 - The maximum load per running metre of an aircraft is 350 kg / m. The width of the floor area is 2 metres. The floor strength limitation is 300 kg per square metre. Which one of the following crates (length x width x height) can be loaded directly on the floor?
102 - To calculate a allowable take-off mass, the factors to be taken into account include:
103 - The moment for an item is
104 - Given a maximum floor loading intensity of 650 kg per square metre, what is the maximum mass of a package that can be safely supported on a pallet measuring 80 cm by 80 cm?
105 - Which of the following corresponds to zero fuel mass?
106 - On an aeroplane without central fuel tank, the maximum Zero Fuel Mass is related to:
107 - The actual 'Take-off Mass' is equivalent to:
108 - Given: Maximum structural take-off mass: 7400 kg Maximum structural landing mass: 7400 kg Zero Fuel Mass: 5990 kg. Taxi Fuel: 15 kg. Contingency Fuel: 110 kg. Alternate Fuel: 275 kg. Final Reserve Fuel: 250 kg. Trip Fuel: 760 kg. The expected Landing Mass at destination will be:
109 - When the centre of gravity is at the forward limit, an aeroplane will be:
110 - With respect to aeroplane loading in the planning phase, which of the following statements is always correct? LM = Landing Mass. TOM = Take-off Mass. MTOM = Maximum Take-off Mass. ZFM = Zero Fuel Mass. MZFM = Maximum Zero Fuel Mass. DOM = Dry Operating Mass
111 - The standard mass for a child is
112 - Which of the following is unlikely to have any effect on the position of the centre of gravity on an aeroplane in flight?
113 - Considering only structural limitations, on long distance flights (at the aeroplane's maximum range), the traffic load is normally limited by:
114 - The centre of gravity of an aeroplane is at 25% of the Mean Aerodynamic Chord. This means that the centre of gravity of the aeroplane is situated at 25% of the length of:
115 - Given: Standard Empty Mass 1764 lbs. Optional Equipment 35 lbs. Pilot + Passenger 300 lbs. Cargo 350 lbs. Ramp Fuel ( Block Fuel) 60 Gal. Trip Fuel 35 Gal. Taxi Fuel 1.7 Gal. Final Reserve Fuel 18 Gal. Fuel density 6 lbs/Gal. Determine the expected landing mass.
116 - Conversion of fuel volume to mass
117 - During take-off you notice that, for a given elevator input, the aeroplane rotates much more rapidly than expected. This is an indication that:
118 - For the purpose of completing the Mass and Balance documentation, the Dry Operating Mass is defined as:
119 - The crew of a transport aeroplane prepares a flight using the following data:- Dry operating mass: 90 000 kg- Block fuel: 30 000 kg- Taxi fuel: 800 kg- Maximum take-off mass: 145 000 kg The traffic load available for this flight is:
120 - The maximum floor loading for a cargo compartment in an aircraft is given as 750 kg per square metre. A package with a mass of 600 kg is to be loaded. Assuming the pallet base is entirely in contact with the floor, which of the following is the minimum size pallet that can be used?
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