Structural Limitations

Weight and Balance Structural Limitations: Accumulated Loads

Structural Limitations: Accumulated Loads

The aircraft structure is designed to withstand certain bending moments and vibrations. To prevent excessive forces exerted on a structure, manufacturers regulate the weight of the load that is allowed in a given section of a fuselage. The limitation can apply to the whole hold space or only some designated part of it.
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Structural Limitations: Too light to fly?

Besides maximum design weights, there is also a requirement describing minimum aircraft mass. In order to certify the aircraft, it must comply with all requirements applied by the regulator.
Structural Limitations: Design Weights and Center of Gravity Limits

Structural Limitations: Design Weights and Center of Gravity Limits

To assure safe operation, aircraft must be loaded in accordance with all of its limitations. The limits in the first place state what is the allowed threshold for Center of Gravity (CG) position and what are the Maximum Design Weights of the aircraft. It is common for the CARGO aircraft, especially converted one (passenger configuration modified to serve as a freighter), that some extra rules are introduced as a result of modification… Read More »Structural Limitations: Design Weights and Center of Gravity Limits