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Old 14th Oct 2019, 15:27
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Aihkio
 
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Moving lift towards the tips increases AND wings with normal airfoil sections have AND tendency anyway. To counter AND moment one needs a downward force from horizontal tail. As far as I can see this all adds up to a compressive load on the fork.
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