Timeline for Why there so many pitch control surfaces on the Piaggio P180 Avanti?
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| Sep 19, 2019 at 5:10 | comment | added | Federico | @AirCraftLover that's why I specified continuous. a flap is a discrete control, in a completely different category from what usually people refer to as "pitch control". the latter is usually reserved for surfaces connected to the stick, that can command any angle between their extreme deflections. A flap is none of that. | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 23:50 | comment | added | AirCraft Lover | In my understanding, pitch control is to control the nose up and/or down. The canard has it trailing edge which also acts to up/down the nose. So, it is also pitch control. I don't think that it is used to roll, moreover to yaw. Isn't it? | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 14:14 | history | edited | Federico | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 18, 2019 at 10:35 | history | edited | Federico | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 18, 2019 at 8:20 | history | answered | Federico | CC BY-SA 4.0 |