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Old 4th November 2008 | 05:36
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nugpot
 
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I see a lot of posts talking about the drag of a slightly deployed spoiler/spoileron. I don't think that that is the main contributor to a possible tailstrike.

A spoiler (by definition) spoils the airflow over a wing, causing less lift and thus a higher angle of attack for the same lift required. Higher AoA equals higher body angle at rotation.

All that said, I think the total effect of a slightly deployed spoileron due to upwind controls is probably negligible, unless there are further aggravating factors like in the example in the first post.
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