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Old 30th September 2005, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mal
... As for whether it happens more at the back or not, not entirely sure!
Consider the aircraft as it travels through turbulance. Where the wings join the fuselage is the centre of weight.

With pitching and yawing through turbulance a 1 cm sway at the wing is going to be fare more pronounced 40 meters to the rear.

The above it a bit simplistic; there are other factors to consider. However, generally, this is why more movement is perceived at the tail of the aircraft than towards the front.
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