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Old 17th December 2007 | 17:58
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barit1
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I knew of a F/E on UAL DC-6's who earned a nice bonus 45 years ago for implementing a neat procedure for doing exactly that.

(Yes, an aft CG - within AFM limits - is lowest drag, so long as you don't create a taildragger during loading/unloading)

BelArgUSA: ROFL!
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