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V-tail
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The V-tail or vee-tail of an aircraft is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional vertical and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration. It is not widely used in aircraft design. The aft edge of each twin surface is a hinged control surface called a ruddervator, which combines the functions of both a rudder and elevator.
1950 V-tailed B35 still operated by the National Test Pilot School at the Mojave Air and Space Port
1950 V-tailed B35 still operated by the National Test Pilot School at the Mojave Air and Space Port
The V-tail of a Belgian Air Force Fouga CM.170 Magister
The V-tail of a Belgian Air Force Fouga CM.170 Magister
An Ultraflight Lazair showing its inverted V-tail covered with translucent Tedlar
An Ultraflight Lazair showing its inverted V-tail covered with translucent Tedlar
A top-down view of the Northrop YF-23 Gray Ghost prototype fighter jet, showing its distinctive wide V-tail and ruddervators
A top-down view of the Northrop YF-23 Gray Ghost prototype fighter jet, showing its distinctive wide V-tail and ruddervators
Jerzy Rudlicki
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Jerzy Rudlicki was a Polish pilot and aerospace engineer. Best known for his inventing and patenting of the V-tail, which is an aircraft tail configuration that combines the rudder and elevators into one system.
Hanriot H.28
Hanriot H.28