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October 13th 04, 03:22 PM
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The reason I asked was because last year I put floats on our ship and they
slowed it down by about 7 knots on avg. Theres this magic point at about 50 gals of remaining fuel at which I suddenly gain almost 10 kts of airspeed. I figure it can't be related to the lighter load because the airspeed increase is not linear with respect to decreased fuel load, so CG is a likely candidate. If its true that its CG, then I'd like to exaggerate this effect because I really want my airspeed back. BTW: I dont think your "same holds true" thing for the Cessna 206 is applicable. The reason they tweak an airplane that way is to aid in dynamic stability, and I don't think the same aerodynamic reasons apply to sling-wings. Bart "SelwayKid" wrote in message om... (SelwayKid) wrote in message . com... "B4RT" wrote in message ... Hey any of you oldtimers know which will give me a faster cruise, forward or aft cg? TIA, Bart Aft c.g. When its trimmed the tail will be trimmed to give some UPwards lift that unweights the tail a little. Bart Whoops on my part...I was thinking of the Cessna 206 but I feel the same holds true in the B206 (got about 1200 hrs in the B206) 
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