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Old 16th August 2004 | 06:36
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The fins on the Hornet are canted outwards to keep them away from the strong vortices generated by the forward fuselage at high AOA, this turns out to have an unexpected benefit. By toeing the rudders in for catapult launches, they produce downforce and nose up pitching moment. The toe-in was added during flight test to address high nosewheel-liftoff speeds.
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