<VV> Bordering Comical...(No Corvair)

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/13/2006 10:12:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
AeroNed at aol.com writes:

> 
> Andy,
> 
> You are correct about the spoiler moving the center of pressure forward.  
> However, it also increases the weight on the front end. This has  the effect 
> of 
> moving the CG forward.
> 
> Ned
> 

I don't want to beat this to death, but the spoiler doesn't increase the 
weight on the front end--it just limits the lift that reduces the weight on the 
front end at speed.

Bob