Neil Gould wrote:
Recently, Peter Dohm posted:
BTW, in the case of the fully trimming stab on the J-3 Cub, DC-9, and
some others; as well as the fully trimming tail of the F-4, Mooney
M20, and others; it does seem hypothetically possible that the
control authority could be influenced--but that would be a side
effect of obtaining a design goal, rather than a feature in itself,
and certainly outside of any area of expertise which I might have.

The question isn't whether the control surfaces would be closer to one
stop or another, it's whether you have still full control authority, a
concept that totally escapes Mxsmanic. [...]

Well, I suspect the concept would escape most non-pilots, because it is
a logical conclusion if you've never felt the actual pressures.

In any case, a lot of us have, I'm sure, enjoyed the in-depth responses
from a talented few, and perhaps learned a bit here and there. So
thank you!

But a big No Thanks for the totally non-informative responses from the
usual group of suspects. I guess the people who can't clearly explain
a concept will always feel the need to resort to frustrated insults and
one-liner non-answers.

Kev