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Old 11th Jul 2005, 13:11
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The reason why bmi regional aircraft are a bit "nose heavy"is that the 145 was designed with thrust reverse as optional fit,regionals dont have thrust reversers and so they are 260 kg,s lighter at the rear.With business passengers with few bags they mostly have to carry some ballast, with lighter loads they move the passengers rearwards.Asking to move forwards can create some trim problems you probably will never be refused moving rearwards.
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