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Old 10 November 2009, 03:41 AM   #88 (permalink)
brinesharks
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CoG estimation...

There are a few threads about calculating where the CoG should be (as opposed to weight and balance calculations). I'm interested in the range the factory calculated. All the Nieuport models (that had swept wings) had different angles of sweep. This is apparently to compensate for changes in engines and fuselage lengths. I found the following in 'Les Biplans Nieuport':

French:

le centrage de l'appareil est tel que le centre de poussee de l'aile inferieure est en arriere du centre de gravite.


English(Goolge translate):

The center of gravity is such that the central thrust of the lower wing is behind the center of gravity.

Can anyone suggest what that means?
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