Originally Posted by
jthjth
Yesterday I exited an EasyJet A320(?) at Birmingham. I was sat at row 12. The plane only had the front steps fitted (took Swissport 15 minutes to bring the steps….). By the time I got to the exit the cabin crew asked everyone to wait in the galley until a few more people had come to the front of the plane. There were mutterings about the plane’s centre of gravity. Surely there isn’t a risk of something bad happening in this situation is there?
Planes get tipped on their tails far too often but usually in cargo operations when someone forgot to fit the tail support. Just have a look at any airliner from the side and see how long the tail "lever" is relative to the landing gear position.