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Systems and methods for determining center of gravity for an aircraft. An example system includes one or more load measurement devices that generate one of nose gear or main gear weight information and a processing device that determines center of gravity of the aircraft based on previously received

Systems and methods for determining center of gravity for an aircraft. An example system includes one or more load measurement devices that generate one of nose gear or main gear weight information and a processing device that determines center of gravity of the aircraft based on previously received gross weight information and the generated nose or main gear weight information. The number of gear sets with load measurement devices is one less that the total number of gear sets having distinct longitudinal positions along a fuselage of the aircraft. The processing device further determines center of gravity based on temperature and/or pitch attitude information. The system includes a user interface that allows a user to enter the gross weight information that might be included in a flight manifest or a load and trim sheet and/or a communication component that receives the gross weight information from a ground-based system.

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The embodiment of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A method for determining a center of gravity for an aircraft, the method comprising:receiving gross weight information for the aircraft;receiving gear load measurement information for a

The embodiment of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A method for determining a center of gravity for an aircraft, the method comprising:receiving gross weight information for the aircraft;receiving gear load measurement information for a select group of fewer than all landing gear sets of the aircraft, the gear load measurement information corresponding to a load on the select group of fewer than all landing gear sets, wherein the gear load measurement information is generated by at least one load measurement sensor integrated into the select group of fewer than all landing gear sets; andautomatically determining the center of gravity for the aircraft based on the received gross weight information and the gear load measurement information.