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aerodynamic center

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aerodynamic center [‚e·ro·dī′nam·ik ′sent·ər]
(aerospace engineering)
A point on a cross section of a wing or rotor blade through which the forces of drag and lift are acting and about which the pitching moment coefficient is practically constant.


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When an aircraft folds its wings on the fly, rapid, large shifts occur in its center of gravity and another balance point known as the aerodynamic center.
 
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