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Old 06-16-2004 | 07:58 AM
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C Earnest
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Default RE: basic aerodynamics

High Planes,

As to whether or not you are the nutty one:-) or not will have to remain moot. You are not, however very well informed if you state that CG position has any effect on G load vs. lift requirements viv-a-vis the wing. The only thing to which you can be referring is wing loading vs. a/c mass. You are playing around with variables that you cannot play with in that fashion. Nose-heavy aircraft place a greater aerodynamic load on the elevator to obtain the same amount of elevator authority at a given airspeed. (tail-heavy lands "hot" or snaps.....nose-heavy = more stable in pitch mode; more upsetting force required on elevator to cause displacement about the lateral axis of aircraft.) There are several other confusing statements in your post, the meanings of which I will just have to guess and therefore can have no comment.

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