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  2. Center of pressure (fluid mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    Once again for positive static stability, this definition of center of pressure requires that the center of pressure be further from the nose than the center of gravity. This ensures that any increased forces resulting from increased angle of attack results in increased restoring moment to drive the missile back to the trimmed position.

  3. External ballistics - Wikipedia

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    The Magnus effect will act as a destabilizing force on any bullet with a center of pressure located ahead of the center of gravity, while conversely acting as a stabilizing force on any bullet with the center of pressure located behind the center of gravity. The location of the center of pressure depends on the flow field structure, in other ...

  4. Pitch-up - Wikipedia

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    Wings generate pressure distributions on their upper and lower surfaces which produce a single force acting at a point known as the "center of pressure", or CoP, which is normally located between ⅓ and ½ of the way back from the leading edge. This upward and rearward leaning force is replaced by an equivalent pair of forces called lift and drag.

  5. Stability derivatives - Wikipedia

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    At low angles of attack, the lift is generated primarily by the wings, fins and the nose region of the body. The total lift acts at a distance ahead of the centre of gravity (it has a negative value in the figure), this, in missile parlance, is the centre of pressure . If the lift acts ahead of the centre of gravity, the yawing moment will be ...

  6. Aerodynamic force - Wikipedia

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    This aerodynamic force is commonly resolved into two components, both acting through the center of pressure: [3]: 14 [1]: § 5.3 drag is the force component parallel to the direction of relative motion, lift is the force component perpendicular to the direction of relative motion.

  7. Aerodynamic center - Wikipedia

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    The aerodynamic center is the point at which the pitching moment coefficient for the airfoil does not vary with lift coefficient (i.e. angle of attack), making analysis simpler. [ 1 ] d C m d C L = 0 {\displaystyle {dC_{m} \over dC_{L}}=0} where C L {\displaystyle C_{L}} is the aircraft lift coefficient .

  8. Center of pressure - Wikipedia

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    Center of pressure may refer to: Center of pressure (fluid mechanics) Center of pressure (terrestrial locomotion) This page was last edited on 28 ...

  9. Pitching moment - Wikipedia

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    Pitching moment changes pitch angle A graph showing coefficient of pitching moment with respect to angle of attack for an airplane.. In aerodynamics, the pitching moment on an airfoil is the moment (or torque) produced by the aerodynamic force on the airfoil if that aerodynamic force is considered to be applied, not at the center of pressure, but at the aerodynamic center of the airfoil.