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Old 21st August 2013 | 15:53
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Wizofoz
 
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From: Boldly going where no split infinitive has gone before..
Linktrained- No, glider ballast is not intended to shift CofG, it is carried ON the CofG and is specifically meant to raise the speed at which best L/D is achieved.

Some gliders do carry tail ballast, but this is in order to compensate for different pilot weights, and is usually not shiftable in flight.
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