Center Of Lift
What is center of lift?
The center of lift is the single point along the chord line of an airfoil where all the lift produced by that airfoil is considered to act. Rather than tracking lift across the entire wing surface, we simplify it to this one concentrated point. Think of it as the "balance point" of all the lift forces—closely related to the center of pressure.
Also known as: center of pressure, CP
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