Onboard Weight & Balance Systems
I understand the 744F comes standard with the Honeywell system, which is also certified for the MD-11. Various Airbus aircraft have been certified with a WBS as well, but seems to be little used (if at all) because of (I'm guessing here) the system complexity and associated maintenance costs.
Who of you use a WBS and what is your experience and what type of aircraft? Is it used as a primary source of information, or as a check of conventionally generated data?
One gentleman notes in another thread that the Vickers Merchantman had a very robust and reliable onboard WBS system.
I raise the question mainly out of the recent 100 tonne error in the EK407 accident at Melbourne, previous SQ event at Aukland, and MK at Halifax.
Many thanks.