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tailplane, also known as
horizontal Stabilizer (aircraft), is a small lift (force) surface located behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed wing aircraft such as
helicopters and
gyroplanes. However, not all fixed-wing aircraft have tailplanes, such as those configured with
Canard (aeronautics)s (where the "tail-plane" is located in front), flying-wing aircraft, where there is no tail, and v-tail aircraft where the fin/rudder and tail-plane are combined to form two diagonal surfaces in a V layout. The tailplane serves three purposes:
Equilibrium
An aeroplane must be in balance longitudinally in order to fly. This means that the net effect of all the
forces acting on the aeroplane produces no overall
pitching moment about the centre of gravity. Without a tailplane there would be only one combination of speed and centre of gravity position for which this requirement was met. The tailplane provides a balancing force to maintain equilibrium for different speeds and centre of gravity positions. Because the tailplane is located some distance from the centre of gravity, even the small amount of lift it produces can generate a large pitching moment at the centre of gravity.
Stability
An aeroplane with a wing only is normally unstable in pitch (pitching moment). This means that any disturbance (such as a gust) which raises the nose produces a nose-up pitching moment which tends to raise the nose further. With the same disturbance, the presence of a tailplane produces a restoring nose-down pitching moment which counteracts the natural instability of the wing and make the aircraft longitudinally stable. A stable aeroplane can be flown "hands-off" and will maintain the same altitude and pitch attitude and keeps the balance of the plane
Control
A tailplane has a hinged flap called an
elevator (aircraft), which allows the aviator to control the amount of lift produced by the tailplane. This in turn causes a nose-up or nose-down pitching moment on the aircraft, which is used to control the aircraft in pitch. In supersonic flight, however, shock wave generated by the tailplane render the elevator unusable (this was first discovered in the Bell X-1; fortunately, although the tailplane was conventional in design, Bell Aircraft Corporation had included an elevator trim device that could alter the angle of attack of the entire tailplane; this saved the program from a costly and time-consuming rebuild of the aircraft.The origin of this device is controversial, as the British had disclosed all of their research regarding the Miles M.52 prototype on the promise that US information would be shared the other way. The US failed to disclose any information in return and completed the rocket-powered Bell X-1.Supersonic aircraft now have all-moving tailplanes to counteract the Mach tuck when breaking the sound barrier and maintain maneuverability above the speed of sound. While technically called a
stabilator, this configuration is often referred to as an "all-moving" or "all-flying" tailplane.
See also
737A
tailplane, also known as
horizontal Stabilizer (aircraft), is a small lift (force) surface located behind the main lifting surfaces of a
fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed wing aircraft such as
helicopters and gyroplanes. However, not all fixed-wing aircraft have tailplanes, such as those configured with
Canard (aeronautics)s (where the "tail-plane" is located in front), flying-wing aircraft, where there is no tail, and
v-tail aircraft where the fin/rudder and tail-plane are combined to form two diagonal surfaces in a V layout. The tailplane serves three purposes:
Equilibrium
An aeroplane must be in balance longitudinally in order to fly. This means that the net effect of all the forces acting on the aeroplane produces no overall pitching moment about the
centre of gravity. Without a tailplane there would be only one combination of speed and centre of gravity position for which this requirement was met. The tailplane provides a balancing force to maintain equilibrium for different speeds and centre of gravity positions. Because the tailplane is located some distance from the centre of gravity, even the small amount of lift it produces can generate a large pitching moment at the centre of gravity.
Stability
An aeroplane with a wing only is normally unstable in pitch (pitching moment). This means that any disturbance (such as a gust) which raises the nose produces a nose-up pitching moment which tends to raise the nose further. With the same disturbance, the presence of a tailplane produces a restoring nose-down pitching moment which counteracts the natural instability of the wing and make the aircraft longitudinally stable. A stable aeroplane can be flown "hands-off" and will maintain the same altitude and pitch attitude and keeps the balance of the plane
Control
A tailplane has a hinged flap called an
elevator (aircraft), which allows the aviator to control the amount of lift produced by the tailplane. This in turn causes a nose-up or nose-down pitching moment on the aircraft, which is used to control the aircraft in pitch. In
supersonic flight, however,
shock wave generated by the tailplane render the elevator unusable (this was first discovered in the
Bell X-1; fortunately, although the tailplane was conventional in design, Bell Aircraft Corporation had included an elevator trim device that could alter the angle of attack of the entire tailplane; this saved the program from a costly and time-consuming rebuild of the aircraft.The origin of this device is controversial, as the British had disclosed all of their research regarding the
Miles M.52 prototype on the promise that US information would be shared the other way. The US failed to disclose any information in return and completed the rocket-powered
Bell X-1.Supersonic aircraft now have all-moving tailplanes to counteract the
Mach tuck when breaking the sound barrier and maintain maneuverability above the speed of sound. While technically called a stabilator, this configuration is often referred to as an "all-moving" or "all-flying" tailplane.
See also
Tailplane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tailplane, also known as horizontal stabilizer, is a small lifting surface located behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed wing ...
Tailplane outboard ribs
aeroplane building pictures ... Tailplane stand. Tailplane stand: 2002 02 09. Canon AV-1, Fujichrome Velvia 50.
Tailplane Icing
Tailplane Icing - 23 min - Jul 14, 1998 NASA (Public Domain - No Copyright) - www.AirplaneFilms.com () Rate: This video provides information about ice-contaminated horizontal ...
Tailplane
Overall assembly of the tailplane. The tailplane tips and the leading edge strips are cut slightly oversize and are trimmed to the correct shape when the assembly ...
Tailplane
One side of the tailplane. It's not obvious but the main part of the tailplane has had a triangular piece of balsa added to it as 100mm (4") wide balsa sheet is ...
Tailplane tip shaping
aeroplane building pictures ... Plugs stuck in tip. Epoxy drip after plugging TP tip: 2001 06 29. Canon AV-1, Kodak Royal Gold 200.
Hannants - Scaleliners FPSL459 - 1:144
Click for more pictures (dd/mm/yy) Main Pic 1: Scaleliners: Monday 8th October 2007, 12:17 pm: Decals (civil aircraft) 1:144 £5.50: Description; Boeing 727-200 Wing & Tailplane ...
Hannants - Scaleliners FPSL460 - 1:144
Click for more pictures (dd/mm/yy) Main Pic 1: Scaleliners: Monday 8th October 2007, 12:17 pm: Decals (civil aircraft) 1:144 £6.25: Description; DC-8 Wing & Tailplane Center ...
Tyldesley Model Flying Club - Chuckie
On the flat sheet mark the cutting lines for the tailplane, fin, tail seat and fuselage doublers, then cut out. Mark the tailplane centre line but do not cut.
Rigging A Glider
The tailplane is brought out.(Ray moves off to help with another glider!).
