gums Best wishes, sir. I am half-convinced the door better stay shut for the clarity of the nice discussion within the scope of this thread, and definitely so for our weekend enjoyments in the offline life.
If we manage to find some knowledgeable folk later, perhaps there are stones to be overturned still. The shirt I'll be wearing says: "Driver of a Bus (with force gradient on the stick for varying AoA)", colour yet to be determined.
Originally Posted by from zzuf one post below
4. In Direct Law - stick to surface, the aircraft is conventionally stable and requires manual trim operation to trim out forces when the speed is changed. Stick force per G is conventional.
My underline. While FBW could render all the requirements for flight control characteristics not applicable or obsolete, in the particular case of mid 1980s design - the small 'bus - the manufacturer decided and suceeded to design a plane that actually fulfills them. Both in its natural, raw aerofoil form, and as well once the HAL is powered up.