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Old 13th Oct 2012, 14:30
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8che
 
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Indeed,

B757/767 is/was aileron as needed to keep wings level on takeoff.

B777 is control wheel level at start of takeoff progressively adding aileron only to the extent to keep wings level. Spoiler deflection does indeed reduce tail clearance on the big stuff. Ask the American airline who managed to tailstrike a 777 on takeoff due to agressive aileron input.
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