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February 18th 10, 09:02 PM
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Vertical stabilizers
Speaking of below 250 knot aircraft, does it really matter much what shape they make the vertical stabilizer? They seem to come in all kinds of shapes... de Havilland favored elliptical, Cessna favors a swept back trapezoid, Mooney swept forward... etc. Aerodynamically speaking, what difference does it's shape make? I guess sweeping back creates a bit less drag than straight vertical. But other than that, we're not generating induced drag because it's not generating lift. It seems like area should be the only consideration. -- Dallas 
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