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As an airplane's center of gravity moves aft, what happens to longitudinal stability?

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  1. It increases
  2. It decreases
  3. It becomes unrelated to loading

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  1. FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 10 www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/12_phak_ch10.pdf Checked 2026-10-09.

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