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Will a light airplane DA40 fly normally even if it's outside the Center of Gravity limits by less than 1.5 inches?
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∙ 13y ago
it probably would act the same, a little more severe, as if it were on the line. (NOT recommended)
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Where is the center of gravity in a paper airplane?
the CG is where you can balance it on you finger
Center of gravity for an airplane?
The center of gravity is a point on the airplane that the airplane would balance while sitting on the ground. The center of gravity or also called "the CG" is important in trimming the aircraft in flight as the weight has to balance out the forces on the wing. It is also important in aerodynamic maneuvers as the G-forces act through CG.
Where is the center of gravity of a basketball?
If you were observing the ball from the outside (of the ball) the center of gravity is in the middle of the basketball.
What happens to the airplane if the center of gravity is too far forward?
The airplane will tilt like a helicopter or just crash upon takeoff
What is the significance of the empty weight center of gravity range of an aircraft?
If the cg is not with in range the airplane will crash.
Does the center of mass of an object ever differ from the center of gravity?
The center of mass and center of gravity serve two separate purposes. As an individual, your center of gravity and center of mass remains the same. The earth has a center of mass. The moon has a center of mass. The moon does not orbit the earth. They orbit their center of gravity. Their center if gravity is always changing. It is not a fixed point. When an airplane takes off, its center of gravity is one place. As it burns fuel, its center of gravity changes. It might be necessary to change its attitude, which today is done automatically by computers. The computers are checked at the end of the flight by human beings.
How does adding paperclips to the nose of a paper plane affect its flight?
It shifts the center of gravity forward. If the paper airplane originally had the center of gravity too far back, causing it to nose up and stall a paperclip or two can correct this and produce stable flight. If the paper airplane originally had the center of gravity correctly positioned or was too far forward the paperclip will cause it to nose down and crash.
What will happen if the combined center of gravity moves outside stability triangle?
tip over
Where should the center of gravity be at all times in relation to the center of lift?
The placement of the center of gravity (CG) and the center of lift (CL) affects pitch stability. When engineers design an airplane, it is usually designed so the center of gravity is placed forward of the center of lift. With this "built in stability" if a plane goes into an abrupt dive, the aerodynamic forces will bring the nose back up to level flight.
How do you balance an RC airplane?
You must find the center of gravity by balancing it. Add weight to the front of the plane. This keeps a flight stable.
When operating a forklift what happens when the combined center of gravity moves outside the stability triangle?
When a Forklift's center of gravity moves out of the stability triangle it most likely will cause the forklift to tip.
Relationship between location of the center of the gravity and stability?
If you drop a line straight down from the center of gravity of the bridge and it falls inside the base of the bridge, the bridge is in stable equilibrium; it will balance. If it falls outside the base, it is unstable.
