RE: North Star C.G...?
Some time ago a Swedish chap called Alexander Thunberg told me (by email) that on the Swedish jet fighter JAS 39 Gripen the foreplanes are at +25 degrees on approach, and on touchdown, with the airbrakes activated, the canard turns down to -54 degrees depending on speed.
Also a friend found photos on the web that seem to show the Gripen foreplanes at a high angle on approach.
I also came across a photo of a Rafale on the approach (to a carrier?) and its foreplanes look as though they are at about 25 degrees.
I have been told that the Eurofighter does NOT use its foreplanes in the air to provide lift or drag in this manner as the structure is not stressed for it, and it was decided that making the whole airframe stronger would add too much weight.