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Old 5th Apr 2019, 03:40
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FGD135
 
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Not difficult to rotate the trim wheels under certain circumstances, but impossible.

IMPOSSIBLE.


Picture the stab, angled leading-edge up (trimmed for nose down) - then picture the elevator, attached to the rear of the stab, deflected up (to achieve nose up pitch).

The down force at the rear of the stab (due to the elevator deflection) makes stab movement IMPOSSIBLE above a certain speed.

IMPOSSIBLE.
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