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Old 04-11-2008, 08:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Now, I am more than likely wrong...

...but isn't our high trim setting on takeoff primarily to overcome the nose low angle of incidence on the wings as we roll down the runway?

In cruise, as has been said, the trim is usually 0-2. So it sounds fairly efficient to me.
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