From: Doc Scheffler (roughdoc@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Mar 09 2003 - 11:36:16 PST
Center of Gravity or Center of Balance?
CB is for loading and shipping on airplanes. Usually put on with chalk
because in practice it's never the same.
Can be figured out with a calculator, but fortunately we have computer load
planning tools to do it quickly.
Of course it changes if the vehicle is pulling a trailer, so that's another
reason to use chalk to mark it.
Doc
> [Original Message]
> From: Bjorn Brandstedt <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
> To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Date: 3/9/03 8:40:43 AM
> Subject: [MV] Center of gravity marking (M56)
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> On the cover of the October issue of the MVM is an M56 crash truck,
> beautifully restored by Mike Feathers. There is also a story in the
magazine
> by David Doyle on this vehicle.
> I have a question regarding the center of gravity marking on the outside
of
> the truck.
> What is the purpose of this marking? Why is this particular vehicle
marked
> in this way? Also center of gravity distance above ground would seem to
be
> more informative than just the horizontal component.
> Does anybody know more about this?
> Thanks,
> Bjorn
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