Inverted V-tail
03-16-2006, 12:45 PM
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RE: Inverted V-tail
Inverted vees ususally require two booms to get the surfaces off the groung.
If the plane doesn't have retracts, a single tail boom places the surface at risk.
If the plane doesn't have retracts, a single tail boom places the surface at risk.
03-17-2006, 08:30 PM
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RE: Inverted V-tail
I think the Predator Survallince UAV missed that part of the course.
Any inverted V helps stop air from sliding sideways off of a surface, reduces drag and increases lift capacity.
Any inverted V helps stop air from sliding sideways off of a surface, reduces drag and increases lift capacity.
03-17-2006, 08:50 PM
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RE: Inverted V-tail
For the Predator they act as tailskids to prevent a prop strike. The could have done the same thing with a large underfin and standard horizontal tail but this saves an extra surface.
03-17-2006, 11:18 PM
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03-18-2006, 01:04 PM
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RE: Inverted V-tail
ORIGINAL: cyclops2
I think the Predator Survallince UAV missed that part of the course.
Any inverted V helps stop air from sliding sideways off of a surface, reduces drag and increases lift capacity.
I think the Predator Survallince UAV missed that part of the course.
Any inverted V helps stop air from sliding sideways off of a surface, reduces drag and increases lift capacity.
And you missed "retracts"...
