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My CG has shifted over the years! Wayne:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > The standard cg calculation does not really calculate the "center" of gravity. > What is really calculated is the location of a 2 dimensional plane which contains the cg. > The real cg is some point between the wing tips and above the wheels and below tip of the vertical stabilizer(s). > If the aircraft has fuel tanks in the wings and one tank is full while the other is empty, the cg will be shifted from the longitudinal centerline toward the side with the full tank. > The vertical position of the cg will shift when the fuel tanks are full or empty unless the tanks are mounted on the empty cg. > j.y. > -- Mr. D. Wayne Woollard, CPBE AIM: DWWoollard ICQ: 124132836 "Why fly a Spam can when you can have fun and fly an Ercoupe?" ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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