RAe Comet 'Canopus' tour of USA with Hawk T.1 and T-45 Goshawk
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Lincolnshire
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: France
Posts: 141
Please can I ask why the Comet shown in this thread has a comparatively small vertical stabilizer and large horizontal stabilizers with lots of dihedral compared to other aircraft of the time, say the B707 which has a much larger vertical stabilizer. Obviously the tail set up on the Comet worked together to provide the aerodynamics required, is anyone able to explain in lay man's terminology, why or how this was so?.
Thanks in anticipation.
Thanks in anticipation.
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wilds of Warwickshire
Posts: 189
Stabiliser
Suspect that the Fin can be smaller because the engines are located much closer to the centerline. There is no comparison between the location of the Comet’s engines and the outboards on a 707 / DC8.