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Old 30th Sep 2019, 11:31
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That is a so called secondary moment that is caused be the displacement of the wing box. It very small in comparison to the primary bending that is carried by the box. The fuselage has to be flexible enough not to carry the loads. It is really a question of relative stiffnesses.
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