In article eAFxc.19854$HG.16770@attbi_s53, Jay Honeck wrote:
How is this possible? Without an engine up front, the CG would pitch so far
aft that the plane should fall like a maple leaf -- yet these two guys were
able to nose the plane over and maintain flight.

I suspect at nearly full forward elevator, the tail is producing upforce
(rather than the usual downforce) - it becomes a lifting surface. I
should imagine the aircraft would become extremely twitchy in pitch
though.

The tail on most light taildraggers can hold the aft fuselage up on the
ground with virtually no airspeed (many can do it whilst stationary
given sufficient propwash over the tail). Even our little C140 could
keep the tail up at low airspeed with two fat buggers in the cabin (who
are behind the main wheels), so the tail will generate a reasonable
amount of lift.

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