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center of lift |
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center of lift [′sen·tər əv ′lift] (aerospace engineering) The mean of all the centers of pressure on an airfoil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The center of lift is the neutral point of the aircraft and having the center of gravity at or behind the center of lift creates a condition where the aircraft is neutrally stable or unstable--both bad for handling qualities. For stability, the ring's center of lift had to be over its center of gravity. |
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