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windhund116
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Demonstration by test pilot W.E. Coyote of center-of-gravity fail. 
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
COG too far aft?
Dash119
Senior Airman
He forgot to move the radio forward...
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Oh. Thanks. I never get this stuff right.
buffnut453
Captain
Nah...he removed his nose armour.
GregP
Major
Nah...he removed his nose armour.
Buffnut, could you expand on that?
Buffnut, could you expand on that?
buffnut453
Captain
By removing armour from the forward area of the system, he forced the CofG to move aft, causing instability. Here's an image of a correctly-configured Wile E Coyote with nose armour in place:
Dash119
Senior Airman
Of course, anyone who has been following along would know he had removed the nose armor. If I had any intelligence, it would it would insulted by such comments.
But as I pointed out, all he had to do to correct that issue was to move the radio forward.
Oh, and delete the IFF unit in the tail...
GregP
Major
Don't forget deleting the 30-cal MG ... AND their ammunition and mounting hardware.
Dash119
Senior Airman
Sorry, but that will not affect Mr. Coyote's CofG nearly as much as moving the radio. It will however contribute to a nearly 1000 fpm increase in the rate of climb at all altitudes...
Dash119
Senior Airman
Prior to the second flight, you can see Mr. Coyote has realized his mistake and is removing the IFF...
Photo courtesy the Internet
via Acme Rocket, LLC.
a division of Bell Aircraft...
Photo courtesy the Internet
via Acme Rocket, LLC.
a division of Bell Aircraft...
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
I read somewhere that, after that flight, with the IFF removed, M. Coyote replaced the IFF, as he'd been told (in jest, but he believed it) that IFF stood for "It Flies Faster".
With the IFF now replaced, but unfortunately wrongly located, and not properly secured , the craft certainly did fly faster - in a vertical dive, straight into the nutsack replacement storage facility located on he edge of the desert airstrip. This resulted in a severe shortage of nutsacks, particularly those allocated for fitment to Groundhogs, and was a key factor in the short and inglorious service life of the Grrounhog.
With the IFF now replaced, but unfortunately wrongly located, and not properly secured , the craft certainly did fly faster - in a vertical dive, straight into the nutsack replacement storage facility located on he edge of the desert airstrip. This resulted in a severe shortage of nutsacks, particularly those allocated for fitment to Groundhogs, and was a key factor in the short and inglorious service life of the Grrounhog.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Well, don't forget the X-15 Cruise Basselope........ The CG was almost perfect!
Dash119
Senior Airman
Clearly a viable alternative to the B-29 for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions. Oh, wait...
GregP
Major
windhund116
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ACME the manufacturer of that prototype rocket, built many useful wartime products. Constantly tweaking the engineering envelope. Searching for the perfect CG!!!
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windhund116
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SaparotRob
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Hey, where did everybody go?
windhund116
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- Jul 3, 2017
Saw their shadows?
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