Pitch trim animation is reversed on the He-111.

[avlSteve]

Right?  The end of the trailing edge goes down causing the nose to pitch... up?

 

My brain is having a hard time reconciling it.

[avlSteve]

Trailing edge down should force the tail up, and nose down.  However, the aircraft does the opposite.

Edited May 25, 2015 by avlSteve

[69th_chuter]

It is correct.  The tab moving down raises (or lifts) the trailing edge of the elevator to generate a net downforce raising the nose.   The key is the trailing edge of the elevator as opposed to the entire tail.

 

Edited May 26, 2015 by chuter

[avlSteve]

Okay.  Elevator tab down pushes the elevator up which pushes the nose down.  Whew!  

 

Thanks for the explanation, although it still kind of blows my mind that it works.

[TG-55Panthercules]

Okay.  Elevator tab down pushes the elevator up which pushes the nose down.  Whew!  

 

Thanks for the explanation, although it still kind of blows my mind that it works.

Huh?  I get that having an elevator tab down would/could push the elevator up.  But in the (virtual) planes I've flown pushing the elevator up pushes the nose up, not down.  I assume that must have been a typo, given that the OP is talking about the nose pitching up, not down.

[-TBC-AeroAce]

I fly the 111 a lot and all is good regarding trim

[avlSteve]

Huh?  I get that having an elevator tab down would/could push the elevator up.  But in the (virtual) planes I've flown pushing the elevator up pushes the nose up, not down.  I assume that must have been a typo, given that the OP is talking about the nose pitching up, not down.

 

I was so confused the laws of physics no longer applied.

 

All good though.  I don't usually use external views, and now I have one more reason not to.

Edited May 27, 2015 by avlSteve