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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AC is the aerodynamic center. It appears, on quick
glance, the Palo website asks you to pick the CG as a percentage of MAC and
shows you how to find it..</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Whitehead formula tells you where the CG should
be for a properly trimmed pattern plane</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 29, 2006 10:59 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] CG</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here are two online calculators I
use.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.palosrc.com/instructors/cg.htm">http://www.palosrc.com/instructors/cg.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>MAC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.palosrc.com/instructors/mac.htm">http://www.palosrc.com/instructors/mac.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am still confused - ac = aerodynamic center
or??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 29, 2006 6:58
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron the parentheses do help. Larry the ac is a
function of the planform, only, and does include the area occupied by the
fuselage.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can someone who is computer literate show a
sample of the graphic method to determine a tapered wing ac
?</FONT></DIV>
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