Certainly makes sense. Does anyone know if Boeing ever supplied C of G fuel figures for their older aircraft, before the capability of pumping fuel around to keep an optimum C of G? Older 737’s, or DC8/9 perhaps?
Can newer aircraft extract fuel figures for different C of G from their FMS’s
The fuel or range penalty with a full forward CG must have been considered by manufacturers.
I’ll throw out some wild guesses
Aircraft near max weight, high altitude, long range cruise, 3 to 4 % better specific range (ie nm per lb of fuel burned) at full aft C of G vice full forward C of G
Aircraft light, low altitude, fast, 1 to 2 % better specific range at full aft vice full forward C of G.
Sound reasonable?
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