Originally Posted by
blind pew
More lift coming from the tail? Might be a long time ago I did aerodynamics but I think you meant less down thrust and hence less induced drag from the tailplane, the former meaning that the wings need to produce slightly less lift. Both marginally improving L/D.
I mean, if the tail goes from a lot of negative lift, to just a little negative lift, so less negative lift from the tail, does that not mean "more" lift (hopefully what he meant....)? Obviously, you are correct in your reply about what aerodynamically happens, maybe just a language difference.