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Old September 4th 12, 06:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bart[_4_]
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Default Effect on CG of tail dolly left on in flight

On Sep 4, 9:13*am, JohnDeRosa wrote:
My point is that if a glider was at max aft CG, and then you add a tail dolly, the glider could be out of CG and you could have a major problem on your hands. *If at max aft CG the problem would be, I assume, the glider pitching violently upwards as soon as sufficient speed for lift was attained.. *Yes/no?


The only aircraft I have ever flown with CG aft of the limit was -
thankfully - a RC one. It would not fly level without significant
effort on my part; it wanted to either pitch up or _dive_, depending
on my input.

Bart