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Old 30th Oct 2009, 23:00
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I believe the aft cg/low weight restriction is a tail-strike avoidance issue.

Pretty much always low weight unless someone parked some tons of cargo in the tail... typical -F OEW 158-160T depending on engines so around 185T TOW. Homesick angel...
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