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Originally Posted by aerohead
I'm wanting to participate, but need help a bit with the nomenclature.
* When you say 'broadtail', are we talking about the overall 'width' of the vehicle at its trailing edges?
* Or the 'area' of the aft cross-section?
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Also, I'm unaware that issues with crosswind stability, or gust stability is being reported.
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And, are we talking about an articulated tail, which would have one-degree of freedom, which would 'wag' if presented with crosswind, shedding yaw-moment?
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Sorry, "broadtail" is spell checker for "boattail".
And in my experience's crosswinds are seldom "steady", why I feel the need for improvement when resorting to substantial boattail solutions.
Multiple hinges might with a passive damping system be very hard to control vs one hinge, ie KISS vs bang for buck with this solution.
And one degree of freedom