Role of the elevator in longitudinal control of an airplane in returning to the trim condition in flight is explained. The effect of the horizontal tail and the elevator on trimmed flight is considered and equations are derived for the elevator control needed for trim. The concept of stick-fixed static stability is also discussed.
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