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Old 11th Nov 2009, 09:26
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rudderrudderrat
 
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Hi. The Vickers Vanguard Freighter (VC9) in 1970s used something called "STAN". The main and nose oleo pressures were measured, and knowing the area of the piston in each leg, a pretty accurate cross check was made of the weight. Another calculation revealed the C of G.

The load sheet paperwork was used as the official figures. STAN was just a gross error check.
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