Discussion
Statement I: Trimming reduces the stick force to zero rather than the elevator deflection.
Statement II: The elevator is generally deflected at the trimmed condition.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer.
Answer: D
Correct answer: Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Both are true and the second follows from the first. Trimming adjusts a tab or the tailplane incidence so that the aerodynamic hinge moment is balanced and the pilot need hold no force - it does not centre the elevator.
At most trimmed conditions the elevator is deflected, often several degrees, because a download is needed to balance the wing's pitching moment. This is why a trim change with configuration or speed is felt as a force to be trimmed out rather than as the surface returning to neutral.
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