Stepping in for gums (temporarily and with apologies):
Aft c.g.
Easier to stall
Easier to unstall (in theory) *
* Unfortunately though, a/c may well have departed - so you could be too late
Worth bearing in mind that the aft c.g. limit is not a completely black and white line, rather a grey area, especially with FBW and FCS messing with things. I guess that in the shorter term, everything is equiv to the old 'stick-fixed' stability, due to powered controls
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Originally Posted by Anecdote
Aft c.g. (at or behind the neutral point) was encountered on heavily fuelled early mark
PR Spits Usually just during the early initial climbout while rear fuel burnt off.. I think one or two were lost due to pitch osciallation and departures, fighters being pretty neutral anyway..
Occasionally NA P51s with certain types of arming & fuel loading got pretty close to neutral I believe, certainly overcontrol was responsible for pulling the wings off a few... albeit like as not in combat.
Would you call that stalling though?
