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Old 03-20-2005 | 10:13 AM
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adam_one
 
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Default RE: vertical tail

For a conventional aircraft (with tail arm about 2.5*MAC) the fin area is usually about 7% of the wing area.
The fin area should be increased with a shorter tail arm and vice versa.