T-tailed Bush Plane
Need some technical assistance of an aerodynamic nature? I've been pondering a few issues regarding bush planes specifically those designed for exceptional STOL performance. Watching videos of the Valdez STOL competition virtually all the planes apply and hold brakes while using propwash to lift the tail prior to take off. While this makes perfect sense with a low mounted horizontal stabilizer would the same propwash lift a t-tail plane's "rear-end"? I understand the propwash lifting effect of a tail within the same or near to horizontal axis with a T-tail configuration however the horizontal stabilizer is now above that axis, so would the propwash still lift the tail with the same authority? Thanks!