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Old 13th Apr 2002, 02:47
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"Control: If we add appropriate plugs in the fuselage, without changing the control surfaces we will require larger deflections of those surfaces to initiate a change."

If this is the case, I'm just wondering why the stumpy version of the 747 Classic, the "747SP" had a larger tail Surely a longer "arm" would mean less input required to initiate a change?

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