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NARVAL
I learnt recently that the autopilot in cruise "trims" the airplane for 0,9g, but of course maintains 1g through elevator position. When you loose the AP, the plane has a natural desire to climb...Not very useful, but sharing what I learn!
Hold up - I remember reading something like that about the A320 (which has a marginal tendency to climb), but also that the same situation is not the case on the A330/340, which hold their trajectory. Is this the same thing we're talking about here?