A fixed vertical fin or fins that provide an aircraft with passive directional stability (keep it from spontaneously yawing sideways into a sideslip), and often serve as the mounting point for the aircraft's rudder(s).
Questions tagged [vertical-stabilizer]
44 questions
5
votes
4 answers
Could the folding wingtips of a plane (ex. F-35C) be used as a vertical stabilizer?
In the rare event of the vertical stabilizers being ripped off and the rest of the plane surviving, could folding wingtips (given they are far enough behind the CoM to create a stabilizing moment) be used as a "replacement" for the vertical…
Wyatt
- 1,943
- 1
- 9
- 24