Definition of the term 'reference datum ' per official documentation of the United States Department of Defense.
reference datum
As used in the loading of aircraft, an imaginary vertical plane at or near the nose of the aircraft from which all horizontal distances are measured for balance purposes. Diagrams of each aircraft show this reference datum as ?balance station zero.? (US DoD)
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