Here's the
skinny on finding the CG. Finding the Center of Gravity or
CG of a wing section is a fairly simple process.
Simple straight wings with no sweep only require you to go
back about 1/4 of the way back from the leading edge to find
the CG. For more complicated wing sections, you will need to
find the Mean Aerodynamic Chord or MAC. The MAC is a line
that runs along the chord that defines the average chord of
the wing section.
The drawing
below shows a swept wing section. One way to find the MAC
is to add the tip chord dimension (y) to the leading and
trailing edge of the root. Then add the root chord dimension
(x) to the leading and trailing edge of the tip. Finally,
connect the end points with diagonal lines as shown below.
Draw a line, along the wing chord, where the lines intersect
- this is the MAC line. The CG for most aircraft will be
located at about 25% or 1/4 back from the leading edge along
the MAC line.