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Old 31st Jan 2018, 22:13
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Harry Wayfarers
 
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
You mean because the aircraft doesn't notice small increments until enough of them have been added and it finally wakes up to the fact ?

I think it's safe to assume that as a rule-of-thumb, it applies pro rata as soon as you start adding any weight.
And added weight includes fuel so on a longer flight the aircraft burns more fuel to tanker the fuel required to support any extra weight!
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