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Old 02-28-2008, 01:52 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by randomguy View Post
Doesn't matter if you think of center of pressure as acting from underneath or suspending from above. If that imaginary point moves rearward, away from the center of gravity, the plane will pitch down.
but think about what causes the airfoil to pitch down. A force behind the CG moving more aft. At least the literature I have real else where refers to the ceter of pressure below the wing. You are right though, the result is the same
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