Many planes have a fixed tailplane and moving elevator, usually at trailing end of tailplane.
However, some planes move the whole tailplane and call it stabilator.
Many planes have a fixed fin and moving rudder at the trailing edge of fin.
Which planes move the whole fin? And what is it called? Stabiludder?
By: Cking - 6th December 2006 at 09:24
Lockheed Jetstar.
Don’t know if they called it anything different though.
Rgds Cking
Just re read your post. The Jetstars fin had a convetional rudder and elevator. But it’s horizontal sabilizer was trimmed, not by moveing the stab on it’s own but by moving the whole fin. I.E The fin’s rear mount was a fixed pivot point and there was a screw jack at the front pivot point. (I wish I could draw a picture on this damm thing!)
Rgds C.K.
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December 6, 2006 at 8:39 am