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Old 29th May 2017, 13:29
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CE-HAM
 
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CG with front/rear doors

I may have misunderstood this, but in the concept phase of the A320 P2F they decided to put the cargo door behind the wing, because the added structural weight of the door mechanism was beneficial for the angle of attack in cruise. Usually, the tail must be aerodynamically pushed down a little. This was then done by the added weight in the back - not the front.
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