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Yet another JavaFX App !

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This application has won the RIA Exemplar Challenge Award organized by Java Champion Jim Weaver, Stephen Chin and Jasper Potts check the winner announcement here and here Being a Java EE developer,I am always attracted towards the "grass on the other side" :P . I have been working on a JavaFX app, which tries to solve a typical engineering problem of loading cargo containers to a BeechCraft 1900C cargo airplane. Although the aircraft data and equations are taken from the authentic FAA weight and balance handbook (see Chapter 7 , page 60) , this application is not intended to be used for realtime cargo loading as it is just for JavaFX demo purposes and does not guarantee the accuracy of data and calculations. I must say again, being a newbie to the language its fun to learn JavaFX. Although I still regret not visiting Amy Fowlers blog post during the early stages of this app . Shown below is the screen-shot of the work done till date. Shown on the upper left side of...