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A pitch control trimming system for a canard design aircraft has the ability to reposition the center of gravity of the aircraft along the longitudinal axis. The design permits trimming of the aircraft without external trim tabs and permits flaps to be used on a canard design aircraft without a nose

A pitch control trimming system for a canard design aircraft has the ability to reposition the center of gravity of the aircraft along the longitudinal axis. The design permits trimming of the aircraft without external trim tabs and permits flaps to be used on a canard design aircraft without a nose down or negative pitching moment occurring. The aircraft has a substantial mass associated with the aircraft preferably the power plant including engine and propeller, which is movable substantially along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, and includes an actuator to move the mass forward and aft on the longitudinal axis to reposition the center of gravity of the aircraft.

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A canard design aircraft having a canard and a rear main wing, comprising: a power plant associated with the aircraft movable substantially along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft; an actuating means for moving the power plant forward and aft on the longitudinal axis to reposition the center of

A canard design aircraft having a canard and a rear main wing, comprising: a power plant associated with the aircraft movable substantially along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft; an actuating means for moving the power plant forward and aft on the longitudinal axis to reposition the center of gravity of the aircraft; and means coupled to said rear main wing and to said actuating means, for activating said actuating means when said rear main wing is reconfigured.