Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser weight & balance
POH figures for the type
- MTOW2150 lb
- Typical empty1307 lb
- Typical empty CG85.4 in
Envelope chart. Takeoff 1837 lb at 89.0 in.
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Typical for the type, 1307 lb at 85.4 in. Edit it to your aircraft’s own, from its weighing report.
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AFM Report VB-557 Section 3 pages 3-2/3-3 (weight, baggage, C.G. range); Weight and Balance Report VB-546 pages 5-5, 5-7, 5-9, 5-11, 5-13 (loading graph), 5-14 (C.G. Range and Weights chart) (pages 39-78 of pa-28-140-cherokee-cruiser__poh__1974-1976.pdf) · version type
- Typical empty 1307 lb at 85.4 in is the licensed empty weight in the sample loading problem (Weight and Balance Report VB-546 p.5-9, filled in for S/N 28-25749; includes unusable fuel, oil separate). Enter your aircraft's own from its weighing report.
- Maximum weight: Normal Category 2150 lb, Utility Category 1950 lb. No max landing, zero-fuel or ramp weight printed.
- Utility Category: no baggage or aft passengers allowed.
- Baggage Area 2 (FS 133.3, 100 lb) is only approved when modified in accordance with Piper drawing 66671; no combined baggage limit is printed.
- Envelope vertices taken from the printed C.G. range tables (straight-line variation between points); the chart draws the aft limit lines down to 1200 lb, while the table lowest weight is 1650 lb.
- Fuel max 50 gal as printed in the sample loading form; usable quantity not printed. Unusable fuel (3 pints, 2.2 lb at 103.0 in) is included in licensed empty weight. Fuel density 6 lb/gal from loading graph.
- Oil (8 quarts, 15 lb at 32.5 in) is a loading item in the sample loading problem: the licensed empty weight includes only the undrainable oil (weighing procedure, p. 5-3). It is entered in gallons at 7.5 lb/gal (2 gal full).
- The sample loading pages contain handwritten values for S/N 28-25749 (empty 1307 lb at 85.4 in); not a printed standard empty weight, so typicalEmpty is null. Use your aircraft's own licensed empty weight.
- With optional jump seats installed, aft passenger weight is restricted only by weight and balance limits.
- Read from the POH by ZuluCheck and checked by a second reading; verify against your own manual.
- Corrected: the oil station had the fuel density (6 lb/gal) with max 15 and default 5 read as gallons, so the default carried 30 lb of oil; it now carries the full 2 gal (15 lb).
For reference only. The aircraft’s approved flight manual and weighing report are the final authority.
| Station | Load | Mass lb | Arm in | Moment lb·in/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty aircraft | 1307 | 85.4 | 111.6 | |
| Pilot | 175 | 85.5 | 15.0 | |
| Front Passenger | 0 | 85.5 | 0.0 | |
| Passengers, Aft | 190 | 117.0 | 22.2 | |
| Fuel (50 Gal. Maximum) | 25 USG | 150 | 95.0 | 14.2 |
| Baggage Area 1 (FS 117) | 0 | 117.0 | 0.0 | |
| Baggage Area 2 (FS 133.3) | 0 | 133.3 | 0.0 | |
| Oil (8 qt = 2 gal = 15 lb) | 2 USG | 15 | 32.5 | 0.5 |
| Zero fuel | 1687 | 88.5 | 149.3 | |
| Takeoff | 1837 | 89.0 | 163.5 |
AFM Report VB-557 Section 3 pages 3-2/3-3 (weight, baggage, C.G. range); Weight and Balance Report VB-546 pages 5-5, 5-7, 5-9, 5-11, 5-13 (loading graph), 5-14 (C.G. Range and Weights chart) (pages 39-78 of pa-28-140-cherokee-cruiser__poh__1974-1976.pdf). For reference only; the aircraft’s flight manual and weighing report are the final authority. https://zulucheck.com/wb/type/piper-pa28-140/
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