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"For a statically stable aircraft of conventional (tail in rear) configuration, the tailplaneTailplane...
A tailplane, also known as horizontal stabilizer, is a small lifting surface located behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes...
lift typically acts downward. In canard aircraft, both fore and aft planes are lifting surfaces. The fundamental requirement for static stability is that the coefficient of lift of the fore surface be greater than that of the aft surface; but even this general statement obviously does not apply to tailless aircraft. Violations of this basic principle are exploited in some high performance combat aircraft to enhance agility; artificial stability is supplied by electronic means."

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