Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 20:23:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 1980389 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:26:47 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.7a.357b7fa6 (30950) for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:26:42 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <7a.357b7fa6.2b50b0b1@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 18:26:41 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Wing Loading mysteries X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_7a.357b7fa6.2b50b0b1_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 8.0 for Windows US sub 4104 --part1_7a.357b7fa6.2b50b0b1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/10/2003 1:23:19 PM Central Standard Time, poco1@llnl.gov writes: > As the weight moves rearward the necessary down force needed by the tail is > lessened. Granted this force is relatively small, it still ends up being a > force that the wing ends up having to "carry". Sorry, these are only moments around the center of lift. Rearward CG does reduce the tail down force, thus reducing drag, thus faster/further. The wing only has to lift the total weight. The tail down force only moves the center of lift a bit. Scott Krueger N92EX --part1_7a.357b7fa6.2b50b0b1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/10/2003 1:23:19 PM Central Standard Time, poco1@llnl.gov writes:

As the weight moves rearward the necessary down force needed by the tail is lessened.  Granted this force is relatively small, it still ends up being a force that the wing ends up having to "carry".


Sorry, these are only moments around the center of lift.  Rearward CG does reduce the tail down force, thus reducing drag, thus faster/further.  The wing only has to lift the total weight.  The tail down force only moves the center of lift a bit.

Scott Krueger
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