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Old 08-12-2007 | 10:11 PM
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Default RE: horizontal stab span

A lot of the aircraft of that time from a few makers tended to have short fuselage lengths with larger stabs. Others had longer fuselages and smaller tails. It's all about the tail volume coefficient that is needed for stability. Short fuselage tail length needs larger stabilizer and vice versa.