Originally Posted by BEA note
The airplane approached the ORARO point. It was flying at flight level 350 and at Mach 0.82 and the pitch attitude was about 2.5 degrees. The weight and balance of the airplane were around 205 tonnes and 29% respectively. Autopilot 2 and auto-thrust were engaged.
I'm not sure if the MAC noted 29% in the note is not a typo for "around 39%". When looking at the "target CG" as it should be computed by the fuel-computer (FCMC) for a 205 tonnes ground weight aircraft, it will give a MAC around 37.75% (target). Hence, it should vary in this part of the flight between 37.25% and 37.75% (while maximum certified AFT should be above 39.75% with a 2% safe margin).
