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Aircraft Problems
If so instructed by your teacher, print out a worksheet page for these problems. Suppose an airplane has a center of pressure on the wings that provides a wing lift force of W. The force W is located a distance dw from the airplane's center of gravity (cg). The center of pressure on the tail provides a lift force of T. The force T is located a distance dt from the airplane's center of gravity (cg). The lift force W will always be positive, which indicates an upward force. However, the lift force T can be positive for some airplanes (upward force) and negative (downward force) for other airplanes.
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