A system for monitoring the center of gravity of an aircraft includes receiving flight plan information regarding a flight plan of an aircraft indicative of planned events to occur during operation of the aircraft; predicting a center of gravity of the aircraft during operation of the aircraft based
A system for monitoring the center of gravity of an aircraft includes receiving flight plan information regarding a flight plan of an aircraft indicative of planned events to occur during operation of the aircraft; predicting a center of gravity of the aircraft during operation of the aircraft based on the flight plan information; plotting a center of gravity curve based on the predicted center of gravity of the aircraft on a display, the center of gravity curve including a plurality of markers, each marker corresponding to one of the planned events, the location of each marker on the center of gravity curve indicating when during the operation of the aircraft the event is planned to occur, one of the events indicating an in-flight event; and updating the plotted center of gravity curve in real-time during operation of the aircraft based on an actual center of gravity of the aircraft.
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1. A system for monitoring center of gravity of a fixed wing aircraft, the system comprising: at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to: receive, at a first time, flight plan information
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A system for monitoring center of gravity of a fixed wing aircraft, the system comprising: at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to: receive, at a first time, flight plan information regarding a flight plan of a fixed wing aircraft, the flight plan information indicative of a plurality of planned events to occur during operation of the fixed wing aircraft;predict a center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft during operation of the fixed wing aircraft based on the flight plan information, the predicted center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft associated with a second time occurring after the first time;plot a center of gravity curve based on the predicted center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft during operation of the fixed wing aircraft on a display, the center of gravity curve including a plurality of markers, each marker corresponding to one of the planned events, a location of each marker on the center of gravity curve indicating when during the flight plan the event is planned to occur, and at least one of the planned events indicating an in-flight event; andupdate the plotted center of gravity curve in real-time during operation of the fixed wing aircraft based on an actual center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein plotting the center of gravity curve includes overlaying the center of gravity curve on a center of gravity envelope of the fixed wing aircraft, the center of gravity envelope based on at least one characteristic of the fixed wing aircraft and specifying a recommended operational center of gravity limitation of the fixed wing aircraft. 3. The system of claim 2, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to: determine that the actual center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft crosses beyond the center of gravity envelope; andprompt a user, via the display, with an indication that the predicted center of gravity curve is outside bounds of the center of gravity envelope. 4. The system of claim 1, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to determine the actual center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft based on sensor data received from a sensor onboard the fixed wing aircraft. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the updated plotted center of gravity curve is continuously updated when the fixed wing aircraft is airborne. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the in-flight event comprises at least one of a cargo drop, a fuel drop, a personnel drop, or an in-flight addition of at least one of cargo, fuel, and personnel. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the markers are selectable, and where when one of the markers is selected, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to display event information relating to the planned event corresponding to the selected marker, the event information including a type of event, a location or time of the planned event, and an amount of weight to be added or subtracted from the fixed wing aircraft during the planned event. 8. The system of claim 7, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to edit the event information in response to receiving an input to edit the flight plan. 9. The system of claim 1, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to determine an optimal center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft for optimizing fuel efficiency of the fixed wing aircraft, and to provide an indication of the optimal center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft on the display. 10. A method comprising: receiving flight plan information regarding a flight plan of a fixed wing aircraft, the flight plan information indicative of a plurality of planned events that have not occurred when the flight plan information is received but are planned to occur during operation of the fixed wing aircraft;predicting a center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft during operation of the fixed wing aircraft based on the flight plan information;plotting a center of gravity curve based on the predicted center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft during operation of the fixed wing aircraft on a display, the center of gravity curve including a plurality of markers, each marker corresponding to one of the planned events, a location of each marker on the center of gravity curve indicating when during the flight plan the event is planned to occur, and at least one of the planned events indicating an in-flight event; andupdating the plotted center of gravity curve in real-time during operation of the fixed wing aircraft based on an actual center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein plotting the center of gravity curve includes overlaying the center of gravity curve on a center of gravity envelope of the fixed wing aircraft, the center of gravity envelope based on at least one characteristic of the fixed wing aircraft and specifying a recommended operational center of gravity limitation of the fixed wing aircraft. 12. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining the actual center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft based on sensor data received from a sensor onboard the fixed wing aircraft. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the in-flight event comprises at least one of a cargo drop, a fuel drop, a personnel drop, or an in-flight addition of at least one of cargo, fuel, and personnel. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein the markers are selectable, and where when one of the markers is selected, the processor-executable code further configured to cause at least one processor to display event information relating to the planned event corresponding to the selected marker, the event information including a type of event, a location or time of the planned event, and an amount of weight to be added or subtracted from the fixed wing aircraft during the planned event. 15. The method of claim 10, the processor-executable code further configured to cause at least one processor to determine an optimal center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft for optimizing fuel efficiency of the fixed wing aircraft, and to provide an indication of the optimal center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft on the display. 16. A system for monitoring center of gravity of a fixed wing aircraft, the system comprising: at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to: receive flight plan information regarding a flight plan of a fixed wing aircraft, the flight plan information indicative of a plurality of planned events to occur during operation of the fixed wing aircraft;determining a predicted center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft based on the flight plan information, the fixed wing aircraft having an actual center of gravity at a time when the predicted center of gravity is determined, the predicted center of gravity being different from the actual center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft at the time when the predicted center of gravity is determined; andplot a center of gravity curve based on the predicted center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft during operation of the fixed wing aircraft on a display, the center of gravity curve including a plurality of markers, each marker corresponding to one of the planned events, a location of each marker on the center of gravity curve indicating when during the flight plan the event is planned to occur, and at least one of the planned events indicating an in-flight event;wherein plotting the center of gravity curve includes overlaying the center of gravity curve on a center of gravity envelope of the fixed wing aircraft, the center of gravity envelope based on at least one characteristic of the fixed wing aircraft and specifying a recommended operational center of gravity limitation of the fixed wing aircraft. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the in-flight event comprises at least one of a cargo drop, a fuel drop, a personnel drop, or an in-flight addition of at least one of cargo, fuel, and personnel. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the markers are selectable, and where when one of the markers is selected, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to display event information relating to the planned event corresponding to the selected marker, the event information including a type of event, a location or time of the planned event, and an amount of weight to be added or subtracted from the fixed wing aircraft during the planned event. 19. The system of claim 18, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to edit the event information in response to receiving an input to edit the flight plan. 20. The system of claim 16, the processor-executable code further configured to cause the at least one processor to determine an optimal center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft for optimizing fuel efficiency of the fixed wing aircraft, and to provide an indication of the optimal center of gravity of the fixed wing aircraft on the display.
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