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Old 24th Feb 2008, 15:23
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Meikleour
 
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This was actually done on the Merchantman(Vanguard Freighter) as long ago as 1972 The system was called STAN (sum total and nosewheel) and weighed the aircraft and computed the c of g. Also available on B747-200F in the eighties. Both systems were notoriously unreliable and their use discontinued.
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