81. A Weight Control Procedure for Gas Turbine Engines
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is, first, to show the general principles of a weight control system as now used in the aircraft industry can be applied to a gas turbine engine. The second purpose is to stimulate in weight and balance control among aircraft engine manufacturers. It is hoped that in the future a standardized method of reporting weight and balance information can be set up among engine manufacturers similar to report forms AN9102 and AN9103 now used in the airframe industry.
It is a well-known fact that along with the development of the gas turbine engine the airframe industry has made tremendous strides in both design and performance of aircraft. However, it is not so evident that in order to make these advances the basic information which the designer has to work with much be increasingly more accurate. Therefore, all of the initial weight and balance information must of necessity become increasingly more accurate to keep pace with the design data.
