Originally Posted by
GordonR_Cape
Mansfield
Just a minor technical point. If a heavily loaded jackscrew cannot move in the nose up direction, that does not mean it cannot move in the nose down direction. Consider the case of a scissors jack under a heavy vehicle, and you get the picture.
Agree. The two data points I am referring to are, I believe, ANU inputs from the yoke switches. So the motor could...apparently...move the stabilizer nose up against the load being applied by the elevator/stabilizer combination. That's certainly not conclusive, but it is suggestive.