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Old December 8th 17, 02:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default Max Weight of Non Lift Producing Components

On Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 5:59:55 PM UTC-8, Dan Daly wrote:
...Also, the horizontal stab and elevator are lifting.


I don't think that's the generally accepted interpretation. It is definitely not the interpretation I apply when I publish W&B data.

Yes, they produce lift, but in most (but not all) flight regimes it's downward, not up.

--Bob K.