HumanPoweredDesigner
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If you got a canard way out in front, and give it a strong twist up or down and get a high angle, the wind would re-inforce that and continue to send it further up or down, that is once you reach a point.
With a tail, if you send it too far or down, the wind will push the tail and send it back to normal.
So while a canard gives positive lift instead of negative, I think it is less safe. Let me know what you think. Maybe the drag from the bigger wing behind would stop the increasing angle if the canard was not too far forwards.
If power is a concern, and negative lift a problem, my solution is to make the tail really long. That way, a smaller tail can be used with more leverage, so less negative lift is needed. Only problem is you then need strong taile to go that far.
Either way, with a nose heavy plane, if your canard or tail is ripped off, you are going to do a nose dive, not a glide. You need one or the other to adjust the main wing angle, since a balanced plane might fall forwards or backwards or just not go either way.
With a tail, if you send it too far or down, the wind will push the tail and send it back to normal.
So while a canard gives positive lift instead of negative, I think it is less safe. Let me know what you think. Maybe the drag from the bigger wing behind would stop the increasing angle if the canard was not too far forwards.
If power is a concern, and negative lift a problem, my solution is to make the tail really long. That way, a smaller tail can be used with more leverage, so less negative lift is needed. Only problem is you then need strong taile to go that far.
Either way, with a nose heavy plane, if your canard or tail is ripped off, you are going to do a nose dive, not a glide. You need one or the other to adjust the main wing angle, since a balanced plane might fall forwards or backwards or just not go either way.
