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There are certainly successful exceptions to this rule. In the see exceptions I’m sure that the engineering was done to mitigate the risk. For instance with T t
by jackyinger 6y ago
There are certainly successful exceptions to this rule. In the see exceptions I’m sure that the engineering was done to mitigate the risk. For instance with T tails, the designer would hopefully either place the elevator high enough to be out of the dirty air, or do the analysis to make sure it functioned well in he dirty air.
- baybal2 6y agoRutan Quickie is subject to deep stall, and it has an AOA never exceed limit because of it.
- kashkhan 6y agoall configurations have advantages and disadvantages. Most civilian jets have tails which are mounted higher than the main wing. The position matters when you are talking about not getting into stall and then recovering from a stall. A lower tail is definitely better for an inexperienced pilot or a pilot in a bad situations. And the safety records of high wing planes like Cessna 172 speak to that.
- kashkhan 6y agothere are a lot of exceptions. In case of Business jets it's almost a rule to have a t tail.