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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.


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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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