Talk:Stabilator

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The present (24 Oct. 2007) version of this article cites the Mooney M20 series as an aircraft type which utilizes a stabilator. This is not correct, so I am deleting it (I will replace it with a citation of the Cessna 177 series). The confusion perhaps arises from the Mooney pitch trim approach: the entire empennage (horizontal tail, vertical tail and tailcone) is pivoted just ahead of the horizontal stabilizer. Thus when the trim tab is actuated, the entire tail unit is pivoted to increase or decrease the horizontal tail's angle of attack. However, this is the only movement of the horizontal stabilizer, so it is not a stabilator in the sense that a pilot would make that movement every time he wished to change the aircraft's angle of attack. I hope this doesn't cause confusion.Raymondwinn 07:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)