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Old 17th May 2011, 05:44
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Aircraft with a 'lifting' tail

I'm looking at getting back into model aircraft as a hobby (well it's cheaper than the real thing at least) and the kit that I'm going to get, a Hobby Lobby Senior Telemaster, they say the tail generates lift instead of the usual downforce.
I can see how it would work in static conditions, but I can't figure out how it could work dynamically, i.e. with changing airspeed and/or AoA. It should be dynamically unstable.
I can also see how with very narrow CG to CP ranges it would work but again not be dynamically stable.
.... or am I missing something?
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