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Old 2nd Jul 2011, 16:53
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Chris Scott
 
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Dozy Wanabee,

Sorry, and I couldn't find where you'd said it either. Guess you were misquoted.

Re the THS trimming. It occurred while the aircraft was in a semi-parabolic trajectory, having run out of lift. So G was well below 1.0, and stick was neutral or back, therefore commanding 1G or more. In the absence of high-AoA protections, I don't understand your problem. The up-elevator delivered by the EFCS would be backed up by THS movement. By the way, I cannot claim to be the originator of this simple theory.
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