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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh[_3_] Lloyd E. Sponenburgh[_3_] is offline
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Default Fwd: Reno Air Race - Probable conclusion to fatal crash

Richard fired this volley in
m:

The pitching moment of the main wing airfoil itself is the source of the
pitch-up force. Not the tail.


I guess I can only answer, "No, duh!". You don't get a _high_ positive
angle of attack on the wing with a loosely trailing elevator. The elevator
will more-or-less follow a neutral angle of attack with the wings. It's
the elementary aerodynamics of an empenage-equipped aircraft.

LLoyd