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Old 03-03-2011, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by AndyJWest View Post
The position of the CG will vary with fuel load etc. As for the 'centre of lift', do you mean the centre of pressure (which varies with angle of attack with a cambered airfoil), or the aerodynamic centre? The two terms aren't interchangeable.
My guess is that he is asking for the aerodynamic center. Since he also asks about the CG, and would make it look like he is trying to work something about aircraft stability, and the aerodynamic center is the point used for that.
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