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Eric Greenwell wrote in message It is confusing! Here's what happens, simplified:
*The horizontal stabilizer (with the flap we call the "elevator") is pushing down (at least at "higher" speeds - maybe not at 60 knots - dependes on the glider) *You push the stick forward *the elevator flap goes down *this _reduces_ the downward force of the horizontal stabilizer, but doesn't elimanate it *this allows the tail to rise There is more to it than that, of course. If it is confusing it is only because a previous poster made specific reference to elevator forces when perhaps they meant the net force acting on the horizontal stabilizer. Parts is parts but they all have names. Andy |
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