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Old 01-25-2004 | 06:47 PM
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Tall Paul
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Default RE: Do this experiment

Airflow, airflow, airflow....
"Get your favorite airplane. Put it on the table and put wedges under each wing panel until the airplane balances. It should be nice and tippy in pitch. Any small push on nose or tail makes it move easily. The mass vectors are balanced."
Without that, a suspended test isn't valid.
Aerodynamic forces on the airplane AND inertial forces sum up in flight.