V-Tail
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From: St.george,
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What are the difference between V-tail and Normal? Are the harder to fly? Does it matter or just personal preference, I have notice a lot of sailplanes have them.
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In theory, they have lower drag, hence their use in some sailplanes and some pylon racers. To use one, you will need a radio capable of V-tail or elevon mixing, although it is possible to build a plane that uses mechanical mixing.
They are no more difficult to fly than standard tails.
They are no more difficult to fly than standard tails.
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Most of the V tails react a little slower. I can roll a gentle lady glider with a regular tail, but I can't roll any of my V tail gliders. In full scale, the V tail Bonanza shimmies when it flies. The guy in the back seat gets it worse than the ones up front. I don't care for them very much personally, but some really like them.
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From: Davis,
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Yup, flying a full scale V-tail Bonanza is a bit interesting the first time you do it, especially if it's windy! That little side to side oscillation, although slight, takes a couple of flights to get used to. Once you get past that, they're great performers, especially if you're flying one that 's been injected and turbocharged!
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Yup, flying a full scale V-tail Bonanza is a bit interesting the first time you do it, especially if it's windy! That little side to side oscillation, although slight, takes a couple of flights to get used to. Once you get past that, they're great performers, especially if you're flying one that 's been injected and turbocharged!
Yup, flying a full scale V-tail Bonanza is a bit interesting the first time you do it, especially if it's windy! That little side to side oscillation, although slight, takes a couple of flights to get used to. Once you get past that, they're great performers, especially if you're flying one that 's been injected and turbocharged!




