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Old 29th Mar 2009, 02:53
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Cunard type aircraft ala the Beechcraft Starship, and Burt Rutans Long-EZ
They may have canards, but they aren't ocean liners...

It is possible to have positive lift on the tailplane.
The original question was
Which aircraft are producing negative lift on the elevator?
The simple answer is NO commercial airliners and NO production general aviation aircraft with conventional (wing-and-tail, non-canard) lifting surfaces, and NO military transport aircraft; only a relatively FEW military fighter aircraft!
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