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Old 12-03-2008 | 08:54 AM
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Default RE: Ed Kazmurski's Taurus
Hi Duayne,

very interesting. What you call SFGs may actually be an attempt to reduce tail weight. Tip plates have the effect of increasing the effective Aspect ratio by reducing tip vorticies. So weight saved by cutting 3 inches of stab, but tip plates keep the effective tail area adequate.

Any Aero-engineers care to comment?
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