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Why do most commercial aircraft have the Center of Gravity before the Aerodynamic Center?
I've looked at the other questions concerning this topic, such as:
How does an aircraft tailplane work?
Does static longitudinal stability require download on the tail?
But I'm still confused about ...
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Why is induced drag less on a high span wing?
I have a basic question and sorry if it is a well known fact.
I understand that the induced drag is due to the tip vortices changing the effective angle of attack (downwash).
I searched some ...
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Why is the aerodynamic center for most airfoils located at the quarter chord location?
I've been reading several sources on the location of the aerodynamic center
https://web.mit.edu/16.unified/www/FALL/fluids/Lectures/f03.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerodynamic_center
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Wing pitching moment decomposition into two terms
Summary: Assuming constant angle of attack $\alpha$, speed $V$, and lift $L$ applied at the center of pressure CP (whose position is $x_{CP}$), the distance $(x_{CP} - x_O)$ between the moment ...
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Why does the argument for Newton's 3rd law for lift of wings still exist?
I had recently seen a video which explained the various explanations for lift and one of them mentioned about the newtons 3rd law. It stated that the airfoil shape causes the airflow to go down ...
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Are the pitching moment and pitching moment coefficient of an airfoil given w.r.t. the aerodynamic center?
When the magnitude and sign of the pitching moment and the value of the pitching moment coefficient are communicated, are these values given with respect to the aerodynamic center of the airfoil since ...
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Wing moment - providing stability or not [closed]
It is said that wing alone is unstable, because it provides a nose up moment, so tailplane is needed to damp it. But normally wing provides a pitch down moment (as far as I know, apart from very high ...
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Does the pressure recovery become not as extreme as you speed up?
Does the pressure recovery area on a wing become not as intense as you speed up? If so, why?
The pressure recovery is the effect that decelerates the air after it has been accelerated by the airfoil. ...
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The relation between aerodynamic center and lift
On the internet, I found two separate definitions for the aerodynamic center. One was "the point where pitching moment is constant regardless of angle of attack" and the other was "the ...
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Moment Created by an Airfoil and Stability
I am working on designing a remote-controlled flying-wing aircraft and am learning about important configurations and factors in the design.
I have been going through this page because it seems like a ...
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