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Old 13th Aug 2012, 16:21
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Quote..."It is interesting what you say, but from a pilots point of view, it is irrelevant if a pitch demand on the side stick is executed by elevator or stabiliser, as long as it is executed. This was the case, the aircrafts pitch followed Bonins input."

That too, is interesting. The Stabiliser, in Full NU adds 13 degrees to the elevators deflection relative to the airstream. I submit that had a great deal to do with the extreme high AoA into and through the STALL. At deflection of 30 degrees, plus 40-60 AoA, the elevators are acting more like spoilers than elevators. At the highest, they are lift fences at ninety degrees to airflow. All drag, no lift.

At three degrees deflection, the elevators would be pumping hard, without the trim that a pilot would expect. Now trim is visible on the wheel, but that would possibly serve to confuse..... If pilot susses no trim, well. That is evidence of DIRECT LAW. What else could it be? A Trick? Not really, but false evidence, appearing "Real".

At the extremes of deflection, the AOA could be expected to drop rapidly, and increase likewise, making for a bit of a wild ride.
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