V Tails -as in Beech Bonanzas
Driving past Blackbushe today a lovely cream and green V tailed bonanza was visiting.
On the face of it a V tail looks a good idea- cant the hsrizontal stabilisers and elevators at 45 degrees and hey presto no rudder.
It got me wondering why it didnt catch on (Fouga magister and US Stealth Fighter aside.
Are there tricky control scenarios in some flight regimes? Is it weaker than a conventional tail?
Is the tail area the same and therefore as ehavier as with three surfaces ?
How do the elevators work as elevators and rudders when rudders since the movements required are different?
Anyone able to enlighten me on this