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Any more unbuilt Scimitar variants?
Generally,and from Putnam book.
Any more unbuilt Scimitar variants?
Fouga magisterJust off the top of my head, there have been a lot of v tail prototypes, but I can't think of any in production except the Beech single engine planes. I'm sure others made it into production, but there must be some reason the idea never caught on.
D'oh!Fouga magisterJust off the top of my head, there have been a lot of v tail prototypes, but I can't think of any in production except the Beech single engine planes. I'm sure others made it into production, but there must be some reason the idea never caught on.![]()
There are a few disadvantages:Just off the top of my head, there have been a lot of v tail prototypes, but I can't think of any in production except the Beech single engine planes. I'm sure others made it into production, but there must be some reason the idea never caught on.
There are a few disadvantages:Just off the top of my head, there have been a lot of v tail prototypes, but I can't think of any in production except the Beech single engine planes. I'm sure others made it into production, but there must be some reason the idea never caught on.
Excessive yawing unless you have a longer rear fuselage (something the Magister lacked and suffered from)
Higher induced drag in some situations
A more complicated control system and higher control forces for the pilot
Poor stability if not given enough area
If you lose one tail in combat you are in big trouble...