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Old 29th Mar 2004, 07:58
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Milt
 
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Lateral Axis.

Does anyone know how to determine where the lateral axis is situated? And I guess it moves around a bit with alpha.

Likewise the lateral centre of pressure.

I can only think of determining the lateral axis in a wind tunnel or using the extremely complex computer software used for aircraft design these days.
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