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Can we have long tail arm on pushers

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Eugene

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Smart people who disagree with what I am doing with my airplane insisting that long tail arms and pusher arrangement don't mix. Apparently props is blowing strong pulsating shock waives on horizontal and vertical tails working in pretty rough environment. And longer you making your tail arm = worse this will get and tail will shake airplane apart.

Wondering if this is correct statement or not and if engine cowling will improve this situation. Wondering if feeding cleaner air into the propeller will make discharged air smoother.

Apparently that is the prime reason why all pushers have short tails. My new tail will get much longer and that is why I am concerned
 

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