Answer by Zeus for Is there anything wrong with this more symmetric aircraft...
Just to add a very basic consideration to the already good answers here.While there may be minor advantages of having the vertical tail symmetry, there is no actual symmetry in the vertical plane for...
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Answer by aeroalias for Is there anything wrong with this more symmetric...
You're right that there aren't any production aircraft with a 'symmetric' design. But quite a few experimental aircraft have them, especially the tail sitter VTOL ones- note that even they aren't...
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You are right, a symmetric layout would reduce flight mechanical complications like rudder movements causing a rolling moment on top of the intended yawing moment. But would it be worth it? Airplanes...
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The biggest single problem with this is the location of the main spar - across the middle of the fuselage. This might not be a problem for single seat military or sports aircraft but would be a major...
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Is there anything wrong with this more symmetric aircraft design, and why...
I imagine a fixed wing airplane design that's a lot more symmetric than what I see today. This symmetric design has wings in the middle of the fuselage (neither high wing nor low wing), and the...
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