Originally Posted by HN39
The point is that with the stick at the stop and the airplane at alpha-max in level flight you can't pull up.
If by pulling up you mean climbing, why couldn't you ?
Or are you already full thrust to barely maintain the altitude ?
The only way to increase lift at alpha-max is to increase airspeed.
If you increase speed, you're not at alpha max any more.
If you maintain full back stick you maintain alpha max, therefore you maintain Valphamax - No speed increase.
What makes you climb in this case is a sufficient thrust increase alone.
Originally Posted by Chris Scott
It suggests that the EFCS may keep a degree or two in hand - short of alpha-max - to allow the pilot a small increase in pitch to deliver an increase in AoA. That would provide an increase in lift to deliver the increase in Nz involved in any flare manoeuvre.
How would you want the pilot to go and get 'a small increase in pitch' as he's already full back stick in order to obtain and maintain alpha max ... ?