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Old 1st Jul 2008, 05:18
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Because more of the lifting surface area of the wing is farther back on the airplane than a straight wing, requiring a center of gravity farther back as well. As the airplane rotates around that center of gravity, there is more fuselage sticking up forward of the CG?

That's my guess anyway.
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