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winglit 19th July 2009 23:27

A330 GWCG on ECAM
 
How does it calculate it's GWCG on the ground before take off? I know it get's its GW from the ZFW and BLOCK fuel which is entered into the FMGEC.

Is it worked out by the THS setting from the load sheet?

Am I correct in assuming that it recalculates it dynamically in the air by using the alpha vanes?

shortfuel 20th July 2009 00:32

FCMC GW and GWCG rely upon ZFW and ZFWCG entries in INIT B. Fuel quantity is measured by FCMC.
For the calculation itself, I assume it (FCMCs) compute it as you would do on a manual LTS. No THS involved for that computation.

FE GW and GWCG calculations are a bit more detailed in FCOM 1.22.40p4:

FE Weight computation (back up)
When the aircraft is below 14625 feet and 255 knots :
GW = f(alpha, CAS, N1/EPR actual, CG from FE part, altitude)
When the aircraft is above 14625 feet or 255 knots :
GW = TOGW - WFU
TOGW: takeoff gross weight
WFU: weight fuel used acquired from FADECs.

FE Center of gravity computation (back up/aft cg computation)
The CG is computed from the position of the horizontal stabilizer and is function of the N1/EPR, Vc, ALT, MACH and GW from FE part.


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