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Old 6th June 2006 | 11:14
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Mad (Flt) Scientist
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Reasons can include:

1. getting the tail into the 'right' area of the downwash field behind the wing while respecting structural constraints over the attachment at the root (e.g. Hawk/harrier)

2. reducing loads under sideslip conditions (applies rather more to T tails)

3. local effects similar to wing dihedral concerns i.e. adjusting the flow in sideslip to perhaps 'protect' fin effectiveness
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