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Old 15th May 2006 | 08:32
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javelin
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I think you answered your own question !

330/340 are fly by wire and can tolerate a c of g further back. They also want it back there for fuel efficiency - lack of trim drag. 744 is probably being more conservative.

On the 330, if the c of g gets forward due to poor loading or lots of freight, the burn goes up by about 750kg over PLOG on a transatlantic sector due to trim drag.
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