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To: Blood of Tyrants

All modern aircraft are “unstable in forward flight” in pitch.

This is more efficient than stable aircraft. The horizontal stab creates lift taking load off the wing (versus a stable aircraft where the stab creates negative lift and the wing has to generate even more lift to compensate).

Gyro’s and computers make them stable. $75 RC models have this same technology, now... you can put the CG at 50% MAC and they’ll fly great. Don’t try that with out a gyro.


16 posted on 05/04/2015 7:53:43 AM PDT by UNGN (I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)
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To: UNGN

Don’t try that with out a gyro.

If you say so.................Okay, I won't..............

19 posted on 05/04/2015 7:59:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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