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Old 04-18-2010 | 11:28 PM
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Default RE: lifting tail

ORIGINAL: tripower222


ORIGINAL: Bozarth

the tail on a telemaster is not generating lift, even with a flat bottomed airfoil. And you wouldn't want it to -
Kurt
Maybe you could explain how this is possible. That statement alone tells me you dont undestand what I am talking about or the fundimentals of aerodynamics.
tripower222,

Perhaps you should google some of the following concepts and how they relate to each other: Longitudinal stability, static stability, force diagrams, and tail moments. You will see which way the horizontal tail vector points in a conventional, statically stable design. Enjoy.

Kurt