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Questions about the tail part of an aircraft, also called the empennage.

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Why do T- tail airplanes have a shorter vertical stabilizer?

A T-tail is inherently heavier than a conventional tail because the vertical tail must be strengthened to support the horizontal tail, but the T -tail provides compensating advantages in many cases. … Due to end-plate effect, the T-tail allows a smaller vertical tail. …
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