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Old 4th June 2012 | 00:16
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BAe Hawk tailplane trailing edge rivets?

Looking at a BAe Hawk a couple of days ago, I noticed that the trailing edge of the tailplane had very pronounced rivets holding the skins together, whereas all the other surfaces appeared to be either flush riveted or had no rivets. Are the tailplane rivets intended to act as turbulators/some sort of Gurney flap, or is it just the way it is made?
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