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Finding the center of gravity


Clark Ross
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very basic most of the time. usually 1/3 back from leading edge on astraight wing . there is a method to find it on a swept wing. "question" i have a glider with a wing panel that is straight for the first 30" then it has a 30" tip that has a straight trailing edge and a tapered leading edge . i have assumed that i  figure out the cg for each panel and go half way between for the actual cg position. that seems logical, but what if the panels are not equal?
usually i just add or take away weight after a test flight but some times there isn't enough room inside and i end up sticking weight on the outside {ugly}
i like to cast a lead weight to fit in a space provided.
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