Pro's and Con's for a T-Tail
A t tail allows for placing engines on the rear end of the plane...this allows for more efficent design of the wing
it allows engines to be closer together and allows for a smaller rudder/vertical fin to compensate for engine out situations, thereby reducing drag.
however putting all that stuff on the tail makes the plane tail heavy and it must be carefully balanced up in the nose.
my favorite plane is the DC9...flys great...engines at the tail means they are slightly more protected and no one has been sucked into the engines on a DC9.
oh, and putting the engines in the tail means the whole plane is quieter.
it allows engines to be closer together and allows for a smaller rudder/vertical fin to compensate for engine out situations, thereby reducing drag.
however putting all that stuff on the tail makes the plane tail heavy and it must be carefully balanced up in the nose.
my favorite plane is the DC9...flys great...engines at the tail means they are slightly more protected and no one has been sucked into the engines on a DC9.
oh, and putting the engines in the tail means the whole plane is quieter.
This is really trivia, but how many planes without rear mounted engines but with a T tail can you name? And vice versa.
(The DC10 & L1011 with both underwing & rear mounted engines are a special case.)
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how many planes without rear mounted engines but with a T tail can you name?
And vice versa.