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Dustohio

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For the brain trust here. The Starduster has an aerobatic GW of 1704. Bob McDaniel, in his POH used 2068, and mentioned the these have been flown successfully at 2200. Suppose it is possible load right on the aft GG in all three scenarios, what would the stability be? I understand performance will suffer, but with the CP of the M6, airfoil being stable through the AOA range, what would happen the longitudinal stability, stall recovery, and flare ability? Are they a function of GG or GW? I am sure they are all intrinsically related and it’s not that simple, but hope to get to flight testing this summer.
 

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