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To: aruanan
I think front-ended control surfaces (ahead of the center of gravity) tend to be de-stabilizing. At least, that's what tended to happen with my Estes model rockets that weren't too carefully balanced.
41 posted on 10/16/2003 10:01:40 AM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: VadeRetro
One must consider the canard on modern jets. Why does this work ?
51 posted on 10/16/2003 10:55:06 AM PDT by UCANSEE2
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