Procedure for calculating weight and balance

Mxsmanic,

which nobody seems to care about except me)


Ah, time to take a clue, isn't it?

Why would "neutral trim" be important? For that matter, what would it
be?

What you get is a range of allowable CGs, which often depends on total
weight. This all has to do mostly with elevator authority. Trim (as in
the trim wheel) is not really important, trim is just a tool to relieve
the pilot. Trim as in weight distribution, well, see above.

Once you've figured this out, ponder why an aircraft will be faster or
consume less fuel if the CG is as aft as possible.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)