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Why do most commercial aircraft have the Center of Gravity before the Aerodynamic Center?
I have experience flying flying free-flight model airplane hand-launched gliders with the CG typically located at 60% of the chord or even further back. This allows the planes to shoot up 200 feet or ...
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