DA42 Design

[Gemma1991]

Hi :)

Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong section, but in preparing for an interview I was asked why the DA42 was designed with a T tail?

I know of some advantages and disadvantages (deep stall, elevator in the free airflow etc)

But i need some more detailed help.

Thanks

[john_tullamarine]

You left out the other "advantage" ... marketing strategies to appeal to the folk who are swayed by appearances .. it looks just like a lot of big jets ..

[Mach Jump]

Might have something to do with it's sailplane heritage?

[Dash8driver1312]

I'm trying for the life of me to think what big jets look like anaemic tadpoles with finlets on every aerofoil...

And before I get bashed for my description, I like flying the thing! I'm just saying it's not the prettiest machine on the apron. It also doesn't deep stall.

[Amadis of Gaul]

Mach Jump may be onto something, aren't ALL Diamond products T-tailed?

[Piltdown Man]

And a T-Tail makes it more difficult for people to bump into it.

Finally...

...with finlets on every aerofoil...

Have you seen the new 737-800s? Wingtips (now top and bottom), tail, engine, fuselage...

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