Which destabilizing pitching moment worsens when an airliner's elevator trim fails?

💡 Explanation

Stick-free static instability increases because a failed elevator trim causes the control column to have zero effective hinge moment; therefore, small changes provoke large aircraft pitch changes, rather than the pilot overcoming trim forces.

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