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V-Tail Roll Moment

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Tom Nalevanko

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I was wondering/wandering and thinking about V-Tails. It seems to me that the standard type V-Tail a la Bonanza must also produce a roll moment as well when producing a yaw force. Am I correct on this? If so, is it significant such that it is felt in the Bonanza? Are the V sections somehow differentially offset to minimize the roll?

Going further, could one produce roll, up and side forces with a V-Tail in a controlled manner with a different type of mixer such that one could minimize one of these parameters and maximize the others, for all combinations? Or, of course, combine them all?

Thanks for any insight, discussion or anecdotes on this subject.
 
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