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Old 21st Aug 2009, 23:42
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Looking at a profile shot of the Airbus, as opposed to the 737, I cannot see how there would be any effect of thrust over the tailplane; it's simply too high above the engine outlets.

Had a look on a take-off at the FLT CTL page as I rigidly held the half stick down position, and witnessed the full down elevator begin to rise at around 60 knots. Have not had a chance to look at the full stick down as yet; I now suspect it would retain the full elevator position all the way to 80kts.

Hence the fly-by-wire changes the relationship between the stick position and elevator authority as the airspeed changes even at these slow speeds.
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