Tail Stability Known: Aircraft are inherently unstable Tail balances the induced moments
Equations Used Mac = Mac + Wxcg –Clt(lt + xcg) Clt = (aot/(1+(57.3aot/e1ARt))*( - L=0) q = (1/2)V2
Known Parameters Unknown Parameters Free Stream Velocity Chord of wing Plan form area of wing Weight Unknown Parameters Xcg Lt
Unknown Parameters Xcg Lt Unknown Parameters Xcg Lt
Determined Values Lt = 14 inches Xcg = 3 inches Span of tail =1.16 feet
Comments Further tail is from cg, smaller tail size. Incorrect values for tail size for ideal case May be due to missing conversion factor Investigation required
Future Work Full body moment balance Solution incorporating tolerances Fuselage contributions Weight balance of each component Solution incorporating tolerances