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Old 9th Dec 2006, 23:48
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Would you like to quote the formula and then we can comment ?

Some larger tailwheel aircraft have such approaches in the paperwork (DC3, eg). However, the problem lies in the presumption of a vertical position for the centre of mass.

In all cases, it is preferable to weigh the aircraft in the nominated level reference attitude to avoid this problem
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