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Old 15th Apr 2016, 11:28
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flyhigh788
 
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Alright, so the increased downwash caused by the trailing edge flap will increase the negative AOA of the tailplane and therefore the downward force of the tailplane which will result in a nose-up moment caused by the tailplane (if predominant over the nose-down moment caused by the flap extension).

However, lets assume we have a T-tail aircraft, where the horizontal tail is not in the downwash of the wing. Then I guess it will more likely be a pitch-down.

What I want to say. Itīs not possible to answer a question like "What pitch moment will occur on flap extension" as I wouldn't know which moments are predominant?
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