Originally Posted by dirkdj
Moving weight aft (while remaining in CG limits) will also help since the tail will have less downforce which means less weight to be carried by the wing. Speaking of conventional tail here, not canards.
Ok, I am going to be the first to put my hand up and say I dont get this. I have only just started to study aircraft performance though.
I thought moving weight aft, moved CoG aft and therfore you need increased elevator input to keep the aircraft level. Just found this:
Effect of Load Distribution but I need to go digest it a little longer.