"RST Engineering" wrote in news:11itmqcnjdv981
@corp.supernews.com:

Here in the US the main use of a DME is to get the CG a little further
forward.

The CG of my S-35 Bonanza (the potential for aft CG problems is a well-
known characteristic of this series) was actually improved -- moved forward
-- when the DME was removed. It was a King 700 series, with the heavy RT
unit located behind the aft luggage compartment bulkhead. Every ounce of
weight that can be moved forward in this airplane results in a little more
flexibility in loading.