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Old March 16th, 2008, 21:13   #7
tgrayson
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Default Re: Positive Dynamic Stability

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Originally Posted by BobDDuck View Post
mach trim and on how worked to keep the airframe dynamically stable around the pitch axis while hand flying.
The usual problem is too much static stability at high speeds, because the aerodynamic center shifts rearward. The aircraft wants to nose over.
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