40. Determination of Center of Gravity Limits From Flying Quality Considerations
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Paper
Abstract
Control of airplane center-of-gravity locations is of course a matter of primary concern to the aeronautical weight engineer. Because of the specialization demanded by the complexities of modern aircraft development, however, the weight engineer is ordinarily unable to participate in the analysis of the factors which dictate the limitations on allowable c.g. range.
The present paper represents an attempt to outline the aerodynamic considerations on which the allowable forward and aft c.g. limits are based. It is believed that an appreciation of these aerodynamic aspects will be of interest and benefit to the weight engineer, although it is not anticipated that the discussion will simplify the problem of compliance with the resultant loading restrictions.
