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Old 29th Jul 2017, 16:53
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B2N2
 
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Keep in kind that when transport category aircraft are in cruise they don't fly 'level'.
When viewed from the outside it's more like "plowing" as they fly 2-4 degrees pitch up in cruise.
You can feel this as you walk through the cabin. It's definitely walking uphill towards the flight deck.
That may put the trimmable horizontal stabilizer slightly negative.
Not sure though as engineers don't talk to pilots

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