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CS-VLA 659  Mass balance

ED Decision 2003/18/RM

The supporting structure and the attachment of concentrated mass balance weights used on control surfaces must be designed for limit loads corresponding to -

(a)                            24 g normal to the plane of the control surface;

(b)                            12 g fore and aft; and

(c)                            12 g parallel to the hinge line.