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Encyclopedia > Twin tail

A twin tail is a specific type of vertical stabilizer arrangement found on some aircraft. Two vertical stabilizers — often smaller on their own than a single conventional tail would be — are mounted at the outside of the aircraft's horizontal stabilizer. Separating the control surfaces allows for additional rudder area or vertical surface without requiring a massive single tail, simplifying hangar requirements and sometimes reducing weight. Many canard aircraft designs incorporate twin tails on the tips of the main wing. The vertical stabilizer or VST resides on the tail of an aircraft and generally sticks straight up. ... An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Hangars can be used to hold airplanes, airships and helicopters. ... In aeronautics, canard (French for duck) is a type of fixed-wing aircraft in which the tailplane is ahead of the main lifting surfaces, rather than behind them as in conventional aircraft. ... In computing, WinG (pronounced Win Gee) was an API to provide fast graphics performance on Windows 3. ...


Some significant aircraft with twin tails include the B-24 Liberator, Avro Lancaster, and P-38 Lightning. The arrangement is not limited to World War II-vintage aircraft, however. Fighter aircraft like the F-15 Eagle and Sukhoi Su-27, as well as the civilian Antonov An-225 and Burt Rutan's Long-EZ and SpaceShipOne are all examples of modern twin-tailed designs. Royal Canadian Air Force B-24 Liberator The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft, and was used by most of the Allied air forces in World War II. Designed as a heavy bomber, it served with distinction not only in that... Avro Lancaster - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The P-38 is also a can opener. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American-built, all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ... The Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name Flanker) is a Russian fighter aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau (SDB). ... An-225 carrying a Buran shuttle The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, NATO reporting name: Cossack) is a strategic airlift transport airplane that was built by Antonov (ASTC). ... Elbert L. Burt Rutan (born June 17, 1943) is an aircraft designer known for designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. ... Long-EZ belonging to NOAA The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a homebuilt aircraft with a canard layout designed by Burt Rutans Rutan Aircraft Factory. ... SpaceShipOne is small, having a three-person cabin and short but wide wings. ...


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Twin tail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (220 words)
A twin tail is a specific type of vertical stabilizer arrangement found on some aircraft.
Two vertical stabilizers — often smaller on their own than a single conventional tail would be — are mounted at the outside of the aircraft's horizontal stabilizer.
Many canard aircraft designs incorporate twin tails on the tips of the main wing.
Beechcraft Twin Bonanza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (334 words)
The Twin Bonanza was about 50% larger, heaver and more powerful than the Travel Air and could not be considered to be a true "twin bonanza" other than in name.
However, the Twin Bonanza is not a variant of the Bonanza.
In 1952 the Twin Bonanza was produced as a utility transport for the U.S. Army.
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