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Question 170 - Principles of Flight - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

The pilot does not feel the stick forces at all

It supplies pitch-trim authority by changing tail incidence, without relying on trim-tab airloads to move a hydraulically held elevator.

Trim tab deflection increases Mcrit

Mechanical adjustment of trim tabs creates too many problems

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