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Old 9th Apr 2016, 22:55
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chuks...you are running with several misconceptions.

The stab trim moves the entire horizontal stabilizer. The elevator is about a tenth the surface area. Therefore the tail can be "flying up" with the elevator deflected fully up.

Also, probably not pertinent in this case but airspeed has a indirect effect on a stall. A wing can be stalled at any airspeed. One can also accelerate a stall on a wing or tail by having enough surface deflections to disrupt airflow such as when a stabilizer is deflected in the opposite direction of the elevator.
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