Hello everyone, I'm brand new to the DCS forum and just want to say that If this post doesn't fit in the right forum by all means let me know and I will follow instruction on where to put this post. Anyway, I have a question about how the Tailerons on the F-14 are stowed when shutdown. I've always noticed when looking at pictures online and in the sim it self that the F-14 will have its Tailerons deflected down (stick fully forward). Now this isn't always the case as there are plenty of pictures showing the Tailerons in the normal horizontal position (0 trim on the trim gauge, im guessing). I was wondering If anyone knows why they would deflect the tail down. I can replicate this by just holding the stick fully forward while the wings are in over sweep and wait for the emergency generator to power down, which would leave the Tailerons in the fully forward position. Is this to minimize problems with the wings hitting the Tailerons when in over sweep, and If so, why not just leave the tail in the 0 degree trim position.
Forgive me If this question has been posted before in the forums, I did some searching and couldn't find anything related to the topic. Thank you in advance.
F-14D with the Tailerons in the horizontal position (I would assume this goes for the F-14B as well, just this picture lines up the picture below better)
F-14A with the tail fully deflected