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Aerobatic airplane and accurate flying. What makes a good acro airplane?

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Holden

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Anybody into aerobatic flying here on HBA?

What makes for a great aerobatic airplane?

There is the high, mid and low wings. Mid wing is ideal, but why? My answer is that the CG and main wing are on the same plane and CG pendulum is eliminated.

Basically the wings and the CG are on the same plane as the surfaces.

It would seem that any cross effects of the control is to be eliminated as much as possible.

For example, if the pilot puts a rudder input in, he gets a skid and not a roll.

I ask this in hope of getting better understand in terms of making a very easy and accurate to control roadable airplane.

Many gliders have T tails. With the tail up high, a tail input counters a roll. This requires two inputs to get a skid that is flat.

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