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8th Aug 2006, 21:07

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glhcarl

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I think you will find it is because of the distance between the wing trailing edge and the horiziontal stabilizer. Because of the shorther distance on the 318/319, full spoilers disrupts the airflow over the horiziontal, causing excessive pitch up.