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Old 08-27-2003 | 12:20 AM
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Default Why Trainers Balloon - some figures

Why trainers balloon and pattern ships don't. Also a consideration of lifting tails and down lift tails. These figures are from Model Aviation which had a article about canards. I forget the exact date and author (may I be forgiven?).

This first one is a typical trainer.
The second figure is a pattern ship (well a flat bottom wing pattern ship with wing at some angle, the force diagram is the same with a symmetrical airfoil and angles at 0-0).
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