Originally Posted by javelin
.....Fortunately we had an engineer on board so we took the autopilot out (shock, horror) and experimented with various trim settings DFDR ing as we went.
.......So, to recap, yep, you notice a bent aeroplane with FBW if you pay attention
If the aircraft was initially trimmed prior to the tailstrike, but had its autopilot switched off, after the tailstrike would the FBW system automatically compensate i.e the pilot would only notice discrepancies via trim/flight control surfaces display?.
Obi