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Old 9th Jul 2019, 10:11
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Originally Posted by cats_five
At least some gliders will recover from a spin of their own if the CoG is far enough forwards. Apparently that happened with one of ours when someone pushing the weight limit spun it as part of a test flight. It was a single-seater.
To add, I also know of a very serious competition pilot adding weight to the tail of their glider until they had a neutral elevator at 70 knots.
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