ORIGINAL: tripower222
Why don't airplanes with high lift wings (like flat bottom trainers) have lifting/airfoil horizontal stabs. I would think if the lift and tail moment where calculated correctly once the elevator is trimmed, the plane would fly level at any airspeed, above stall of course. I would think it would make a more stable plane which is idea behind a trianer.
I think the answer is ease of construction/cost and they don't need a true lifting stab. Keep in mind that a flat surface with incidence will generate lift, so just because the H-stab does not have a traditional airfoil shape does not mean it is not generating lift.