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  2. Center of pressure (fluid mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    The total force vector acting at the center of pressure is the surface integral of the pressure vector field across the surface of the body. The resultant force and center of pressure location produce an equivalent force and moment on the body as the original pressure field. Pressure fields occur in both static and dynamic fluid mechanics ...

  3. Aerodynamic center - Wikipedia

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    The distribution of forces on a wing in flight are both complex and varying. This image shows the forces for two typical airfoils, a symmetrical design on the left, and an asymmetrical design more typical of low-speed designs on the right. This diagram shows only the lift components; the similar drag considerations are not illustrated.

  4. Magnus effect - Wikipedia

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    The stability of the bullet is affected, because the Magnus effect acts on the bullet's centre of pressure instead of its centre of gravity. [36] This means that it affects the yaw angle of the bullet; it tends to twist the bullet along its flight path, either towards the axis of flight (decreasing the yaw thus stabilising the bullet) or away ...

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Pitch-up - Wikipedia

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    In effect, the angle of attack at the wingtip becomes smaller than elsewhere on the wing, meaning that the inboard portions of the wing will stall first. A commonly used solution to pitch-up in modern combat aircraft is to use a control-canard. [9] Another modern solution to pitch-up is the use of slats.

  9. Center of gravity of an aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Mean Aerodynamic Chord (MAC) A specific chord line of a tapered wing. At the mean aerodynamic chord, the center of pressure has the same aerodynamic force, position, and area as it does on the rest of the wing. The MAC represents the width of an equivalent rectangular wing in given conditions.