on today's planes, does the inverted airfoil also help rotate the aircraft for take off? The L-1011 with the full flying tail would be increasing the angle of attack in relation to the airfoil, therefore causing it to produce more lift and raise the nose quicker/easier to get the plane flying with less tail forces, and also less drag. Pulling up elevator on the C-130 would be in effect putting the flaps down on a wing. This would cause the tail to produce more lift, negative in this case, to rasie the nose....