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Originally Posted by Cd
Surely that thing lost attached flow at the rear . The angles are so steep !
If there is still indeed attached flow all the way back, is this do to the combination of the plan taper and side taper working together ?
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According to Mair,the flow would be separating as soon as the angle exceeds 22-degrees.
One of the sites at the GOOGLE C-119 is by a pilot who flew the 119.The plane was incapable of in-flight load drops,so if they did drops they simply removed the doors.He claimed that airspeed suffered without the tail ( no numbers reported ) so even as a mediocre boat tail,it was preforming a drag reducing function.
The C-119 J was produced at the end of production and you can see how the tail was extended.