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

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Why is the DC10/MD11/TriStar vertical stabilizer noticeably smaller than other contemporary ...

I understand that they had the engines mounted on the tail but couldn't the surfaces have been made larger? Doesn't this make it more difficult to control during flight as the surface is way smaller? …
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