Mass Properties Facilities

Equipment capable of centre of gravity and inertia measurements.

Airbus Defence and Space can accurately determine the centre of gravity and moment of inertia of complex units up to 1500kg at our facilities in Portsmouth. These properties are essential to space system design and are calculated from measurements carried out on our mass, centre of gravity and moment of inertia facilities.

Mass Measurement--> Oertling MD60, maximum weight – 60kg--> Avery Load Cell, maximum weight – 250kg

Centre of Gravity Measurement--> Schenck WS12, maximum load – 40kg--> Schenck WS50/6, maximum load – 1500kg

Moment of Inertia Measurement--> Schenck M1, maximum load – 10kg--> Schenck WS50/6, maximum load -1500kg