Originally Posted by Dozy Wannabe
To get the THS up to 13 degrees requires full back pressure for several seconds.
Are you sure? The BEA Update says after 2:10:51:
The trimmable horizontal stabilizer (THS) passes from 3 to 13 degrees nose-up in about 1 minute ...
I believe to have read somewhere that full back pressure demands 1.5 g. I further believe that the 7000 ft/min was reached after approx. 20 - 25 seconds, which would correspond to 1.2 g or less, i.e. 40% of stick travel. Stand to be corrected, of course.