Why don’t gliders use swallow tails? - Aviation Stack Exchange
2023年10月2日 · I’ve always wondered this. Why do gliders use a T-style tail, as opposed to a V-tail ie a swallow tail design? I think it would represent a significant reduction in weight over a …
How are empennage airfoils chosen? - Aviation Stack Exchange
2018年2月20日 · Static longitudinal stability criteria determine the area of the empennage - upon a disturbance in Angle of Attack, the total aircraft must generate a moment that counteracts …
aerodynamics - What is the purpose of the tiny doors used by the …
The recent Oct 2021 YouTube video (The Insane Engineering of the 787 by Real Engineering) in the related question remarks: [...] tiny doors whose purpose are a mystery to me with little to no
aircraft design - Is the ATR empennage configuration considered a …
How is the ATR 42/72 empennage considered? Is it a T-Tail or a cruciform tail? From the image the elevators are placed quite high on the tail that they can be considered as a T-Tail but is it so?
What is meant by empennage height? - Aviation Stack Exchange
2015年8月1日 · The empennage height is the distance from the ground to the top of the tailfin. It determines the minimum clearance the aircraft needs to taxi under an obstruction. Share
How are the dimensions of the empennage determined for jetliners?
2017年12月25日 · How is the height of the vertical and span of the horizontal stabilizers determined for different turbofan aircraft like the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747-8? What are …
aircraft design - Why is the Mooney's signature tail profile …
2016年5月14日 · Starting with the M20E, the entire empennage is a single assembly which attaches to the aft fuselage via a single hinge point. Driven by a pilot controlled screw jack, the …
empennage - Does the tailplane see a higher or lower airspeed …
2021年8月28日 · Usually it has to be about 5° higher as the the Wing so the critical Machnumber is higher for the Empennage. You dont wanna lose efficiency due to shock waves on the tails …
empennage - Word of the Day - English - The Free Dictionary …
2020年11月30日 · empennage The tail assembly of an aircraft. The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the …
empennage - Word of the Day - English - The Free Dictionary
2013年11月1日 · empennage (noun) The rear part of an aircraft. Synonyms: tail Usage: The pop superstar is so vain that she had her likeness plastered across her private jet's empennage.