Canted Tails

[WonderousMountain]

This "canted tail is for a gull wing tricycle gear configuration with pusher prop. Instead of traditional booms, the tails are attached to the stub spar, perpendicular to 30 degree gull section. The spar is 90-45-45 triangle, the shear web shares the 45 degree angle of the spar when viewed straight down the spar. When viewed from the front (above left in diagram) the tail is 30 degrees off vertical.
Tallness is 5 feet, also 5 feet length from tail root to tail tip.

My concern is the rudder hinge line's effect on pitch. It would appear any deflection right or left will cause a nose up moment. Yaw control might then be coupled to pitch control such that in trying to stabilize left right, you're unintentionally pitching up/down. Differential drag wingtips could be used if necessary, but sort of flies in the face of the low drag theme....


Thx,

LuPi

 

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