weight and balance software
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Weight and Balance Software
Harold Smoot, Lockheed Martin Email: [email protected]
Phone: 801-775-4907
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Outline
• Software Distribution • AWBS Website • Weight and Balance Software History • C-130 AFF for Pocket PC • AFF for iPad • AFF for iPad Demonstration
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AWBS Website
•AWBS and AFF are configuration controlled through the Air Force ACPIN System.
•Distributed via the AWBS website to all “.mil” users and contractors with PKI certificates: https://awbs.hill.af.mil
CAC or PKI Required!
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Weight and Balance Software History
Automated Form F (F-16)
Pocket PC AFF (C-5)
Automated Form F (A-10, F-15, F-117)
Apache AFF
B-2 AFF
Pocket PC AFF (CG C-130)
Pocket PC AFF (C-130)
F-22 AFF 5
Weight and Balance Software History
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AWBS & AFF
F-16 Form F
Air Force C-130 Form F (Pocket PC)
C-5 Form F (Pocket PC)
Automated Weight and Balance System
A-10 Form F
F-15 Form F
F-35 Form F
F-22 Form F
AWBS Form F Coast Guard C-130 Form F (Pocket PC)
F-117 Form F
B-2 Form F
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B-2 Form F AWBS Form F
F-35 Form F
F-16 Form F
C-130 Form F C-5 Form F
F-117 Form F
A-10 Form F F-15 Form F
F-22 Form F
Pocket PC
Weight and Balance Software Roadmap
Scale Systems Interface Automated Weight and
Balance System
AWBS 10
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The “Swiss Army Knife” for the C-130 Loadmaster.
• Form F Generator
• Shoring/PSI Calculators
• Load Shift Calculator
• Hazmat Compatibility
• Cable Pull
• Cargo Restraint
C-130 Automated Form F
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Form F Generation
• Calculates total Weight and Moment by mathematically combining the weight and moment of the following: - Empty Aircraft - Fuel - Crew - Cargo - Mission Equipment - PAX
• Determines operational limitations for Weight and Balance
• Notifies Loadmaster if the current loading exceeds any limits.
• Estimates Landing condition based on Fuel Consumption, Air-Drop Cargo, and Paratroops.
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• Information about the flight is logically grouped into screens that are easily updated using a stylus.
• Logical Groups can be accessed by buttons or the Edit menu. – Mission – Crew – Operating Weight – Fuel – Cargo – PAX – Limits – Remarks – Signatures
Tool bar
Menu
Form F Generation
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• Mission – Drop-down lists minimize the need for manual data entry. – These user-editable lists allow simple point-and-click entry
for pilots and bases.
Drop-down list
User manages the contents of the drop-down list.
Navigation Aide
Form F Generation
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• Crew – The crew dialog allows entry of up to 6 crew members
seated in the flight deck and up to 4 loadmasters in the cargo area.
– Allows for estimated or actual crew bag weights. Flight Deck
Additional
Form F Generation
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• Operating Weight – Provides a summary of the weight and moment data
contributing to the operating weight. – Steward, Emergency, and Extra equipment lists provide
selection of standard items to be carried on the flight.
Click to select equipment from a list.
Navigation Button
Hotspot for editing Basic Weight and Moment
Form F Generation
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• Equipment List – Default list is managed from these screens. – Multiple lists may be created.
Manage and select lists of equipment
Blank lines to add additional items
Form F Generation
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• Fuel – Allows users to quickly indicate the amount and
distribution of fuel. – The software determines estimated landing fuel based on
the flight duration.
Form F Generation
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• Cargo – Cargo can be entered by selecting the pallet position, the
compartment, or by simply entering the FS. – Weight listed in pounds, with a column for entering Kg.
Limits indication – Out Of Limits
Adjust pallet position
In Limits Show/Hide Description, Metric, and Air Drop columns
Form F Generation
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• PAX – The PAX screen makes entering passenger information
simple, fast, and accurate.
PAX Entries
Summary
Form F Generation
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• PAX Visual Tool – Select from a list of configurations. – Select PAX, Paratroop, or Empty and then click and drag
stylus to quickly add or remove PAX information.
P-1 TAP-2 AE-1
Form F Generation
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• Limits – Limits are automatically generated using the flight
envelope. – Manual Limits may be used when required
Limiting Wing Fuel
Assault Landing
Emergency Wartime Planning
Form F Generation
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• Remarks & Signatures – Remarks are automatically generated by the software. – Users can manually enter additional remarks. – Names are neatly printed on the Form F next to the signature
for readability.
Automatic
Additional
Pilot added on Mission page
Form F Generation
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• The main view provides a summary of the Form F.
Form F Summary
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Printing the Form F
Printing the Form F to a portable printer is easy.
No cables are required with infrared or Bluetooth technology.
Just be in range of the printer and hit the print button.
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Loadmaster Tools
Link to Hazmat Tool
Loadmaster Tools
• Assists Loadmaster in determining how to load the cargo safely without damaging the cargo or the aircraft.
• Assists Loadmaster in determining shoring requirements for loading and unloading cargo.
• Built in formulas to determine the floor loading PSI for different types of cargo.
• Tools can be accessed without starting a Form F.
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Loadmaster Tools
Cable Pull • Enter cargo weight and select loading options. • Loads that can be pulled will show green results, while loads
that are too heavy will show red.
Shows cable requirements
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Loadmaster Tools Cargo
Restraint/Tiedowns • Helps Loadmaster determine the
number and type of tie-down devices required to properly restrain cargo to the required G-loading.
• Proper restraint of the cargo is perhaps the most important task for the Loadmaster.
• Determining the number and location of tie-down devices required for cargo can be difficult. This tool simplifies the process.
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• Example: a 15,900 lb crate is tied down with 25K tie-down chains.
• Red indicates that more restraint is required
• The screen on the right shows that the restraint requirement has been met with the addition of another restraint.
• Required and Actual Restraint are both displayed.
Loadmaster Tools Cargo
Restraint/Tiedowns
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Loadmaster Tools Hazmat Segregation and Explosives Compatibility
• Loadmasters use these tools to ensure that the cargo meets
requirements for Hazardous materials separation. • Proper separation of Hazardous Materials and explosives is
essential to the safety of the aircraft and crew. • Complex charts with different classes and divisions of
hazardous materials now become simple to use.
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• Simply select each of the materials. • Compatibility and separation requirements are provided with
any relevant notes or exceptions.
Loadmaster Tools Hazmat Segregation and Explosives Compatibility
Link to Pocket PC Obsolete 30
Loadmaster Tools
Pneumatic Tire • Heavy vehicles with pneumatic tires can cause damage to the
floor if the PSI loading is too great. This tool determines whether a vehicle needs shoring to protect the cargo floor.
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Loadmaster Tools Steel Wheel
Hard Rubber Tire • The Steel Wheel/Hard Rubber tire calculator determines when
and if shoring is required. It also calculates the size and thickness of shoring when needed.
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Loadmaster Tools
PSI Calculator • PSI Formulas for various cargo shapes are built into this tool.
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Loadmaster Tools DLM/DLS and
Load Shift Calculators
• Loadmasters use these tools to determine the optimal loading of cargo to reach a target Center of Balance.
• Often loadmasters need to make adjustments to the load plan or even to improvise a load plan from scratch. Although the C-130 AFF is not a load planning tool, these tools can make that job much easier.
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Loadmaster Tools
(DLM/DLS) Calculator
• The Desired Load Moment/Station calculator helps determine the optimal fuselage station for the load.
• If a Form F is open when the tool is started, data from the Form F will be automatically loaded.
To get this %MAC,
put this cargo
at this location
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• The Load Shift Calculator allows loadmasters to quickly calculate how much and/or how far cargo should be shifted to balance the aircraft at a desired CG.
• If a Form F is open when the tool is started, data from the Form F will be automatically loaded.
Loadmaster Tools
Load Shift Calculator
Using weight to find Load Shift distance
Using distance to find Load Shift weight
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Loadmaster Tools
Arm / %MAC Conversion
• This tool converts a %MAC to its equivalent Arm, and vice versa. • If a Form F is open when the tool is started, the MDS type from
the Form F will be automatically loaded.
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Loadmaster Tools
Conversions
• The conversion tool is very useful for converting Standard units of measure to Metric units, and vice versa.
• For Metric to Standard, enter the Metric value, then click the “” button to calculate.
Formulas are given for convenience
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Integration with AWBS
• Integration with AWBS allows loadmasters to update the Basic Weight and Moment data for the entire fleet all at once.
PocketPcBasicACData.txt
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Pocket PC
OBSOLETE
Pocket PC is now Old Technology, no longer available for purchase
Replaced by smart devices, such as the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Droid, etc.
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Apple iPad
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Weight and Balance Apps for iPad
Developed by LM Aero AWBS Software Team
AWBS/AFF Contact
•Weight and Balance Software −Harold Smoot • 6022 Fir Avenue (Building 1256) • Hill Air Force Base, Utah 84056-5820 • DSN: 775-4907 • COMM: 801-775-4907 • E-mail: [email protected] • E-mail: [email protected] • Website: https://AWBS.hill.af.mil
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Weight and Balance Software Q&A
Room: Rondelet 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Weight and Balance Q&A Side-Meeting
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Demonstration of
Automated Form F App for the iPAD
Automated Form F App
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