Questions about the tail part of an aircraft, also called the empennage.
Questions tagged [tail]
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Axis of rotation of tail surfaces
In cases where complete tail surface rotates (be it horizontal, vertical or at angle) what should be preferable axis of rotation of surface.
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How do I calculate the tail size of my rc plane?
I'm in the conceptual design phase and my plane is supposed to be of 1.7kg. Wing dimensions are 1m*0.3m and AoA that it will fly at will give a pitch down moment of 0.03. The moment arm between CG and tail is 1m. How do i calculate the size of the…
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1959 C172 N7393T is on AviationDatabase, can someone post this please?
A user named Michael Matt asked about his grandfather's plane:
"I'm trying to find a 1959 C172 tail number N7393T"
I signed up to tell him I believe I found it on on AviationDatabase, but apparently, I don't have enough credibility to answer. Would…
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Is thickness-to-chord ratio constant along the span of horizontal and vertical stabilizers?
Their airfoils are usually symmetrical, I'm wondering if t/c (thickness-to-chord ratio) is constant along the span, unlike wings where it is not constant.
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