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Offline dennis lipsett

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A twin engines tail feathers
« on: August 05, 2012, 08:23:51 PM »
I'm just curious about something that I might need to redo. In production twins the rudder and fin is usually larger then a single engine model and I believe that the stab and elevator has increased area. If doing a twin engine variant of a single engine model do the surfaces have to be enlarged and what would be a reasonable percentage.
Thanks in advance for any info.

Dennis
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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2012, 12:03:53 AM »
I'm just curious about something that I might need to redo. In production twins the rudder and fin is usually larger then a single engine model and I believe that the stab and elevator has increased area. If doing a twin engine variant of a single engine model do the surfaces have to be enlarged and what would be a reasonable percentage.
Thanks in advance for any info.

Dennis

In a full size twin engine aircraft, the vertical tail must be large enough to provide sufficient lateral stability and control for single engine operation, meaning the vertical tail must be able to handle the assymmetric thrust when one engine is out.  For our control line stunt models, vertical side area is good to a point but it is not necessary to be increased just because there is a second engine, assuming that both engines will be running during the flight pattern.
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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2012, 07:23:29 AM »
Thank you for the information. I was hoping that I didn't have to redo the back end.

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2012, 03:47:12 PM »
Thank you for the information. I was hoping that I didn't have to redo the back end.Dennis

Dennis,

It may be fashionable, for appearance sake only, to increase the span of the "back end."

The extra sq's could make a difference in performance?

That could be hashed over.

You didn't mention the model?

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2012, 08:23:55 PM »

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The extra sq's could make a difference in performance?

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Why?  And in what way?  What "difference in performance" are you looking for?  Yes, it looks like you are just wondering about the question, but why suggest it if you have no real technical reason for doing so?

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 07:46:05 PM »
In a full size twin engine aircraft, the vertical tail must be large enought to provide sufficient lateral stability and control for single engine operation, meaning the vertical tail must be able to handle the assymmetric thrust  when one engine is out. 
I never knew that!

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2012, 07:31:27 AM »
I did know that, but didn't consider it all that important for CL, and made the mistake of designing a twin-fuselage thing (for a couple of Norvel 061s) that had smallish, low aspect-ratio tail fins.  It flew great, up until the point where the inboard engine quit early for some reason.  It was still flying very nicely, so I pulled it up into a wingover.  About a 12 kt tailwind as it went over the top, speed dropped below Vmca, and all of a sudden the thing was in a flat spin, dropping straight towards me.  Minimal damage, luckily.  If I do another one I might rethink the tail surfaces.  ;)

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2012, 09:30:14 AM »
Ah, suggest not trying to do tricks with a CL twin with only one engine running. HH%%

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2012, 05:02:12 PM »
Ah, suggest not trying to do tricks with a CL twin with only one engine running. HH%%

Is not a flat spin a trick in itself?

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2012, 08:28:59 PM »
Well, I thought it was rather good, once I got out from underneath it!

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2012, 10:05:05 AM »
... speed dropped below Vmca...

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2012, 07:25:28 PM »
I like that description.
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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2012, 03:50:41 PM »
I never knew that!

Good reply mate.

Chris , here's a video of a Arthur Godfrey and an Eastern Super Connie flying on ONE engine.
The triple tails weren't for looks, but the were very efficient for dealing with asymmetrical thrust!
The engine out demonstration starts at time stamp 6:40


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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2012, 07:42:46 PM »
Chris , here's a video of a Arthur Godfrey and an Eastern Super Connie flying on ONE engine.
The triple tails weren't for looks, but the were very efficient for dealing with asymmetrical thrust!
The engine out demonstration starts at time stamp 6:40



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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2012, 09:08:13 PM »
The triple tails weren't for looks, but the were very efficient for dealing with asymmetrical thrust!


There were several factors that went into the triple tail design of the Constellation.  Yes, there may be some advantages to multiple vertical tails in a multi-engine aircraft to deal with various engine out operations.

The Constellation had some design heritage from the P-38 Lightning.  The Constellation wing is basically an enlarged version of the P-38 wing in planform and airfoil  The P-38 had twin vertical tails (yes, it it obvious that there was no other way to do it on the P-38) so why not go on with the idea of multiple vertical tails on the Constellation.  But one of the main factors was the vertical height that would be required with a single vertical tail on this airplane.  The basic design for the Constellation was laid out before the war as a commercial venture (involving TWA and Howard Hughes).  At the time, the Constellation would have been one of the largest commercial airliners and even with the relative short vertical tails, it was taller than most airliners at the time and few commercial airfields/commercial carriers had hangars that could handle anything taller.

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Re: A twin engines tail feathers
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2012, 04:45:05 AM »
There were several factors that went into the triple tail design of the Constellation.  Yes, there may be some advantages to multiple vertical tails in a multi-engine aircraft to deal with various engine out operations.

The Constellation had some design heritage from the P-38 Lightning.  The Constellation wing is basically an enlarged version of the P-38 wing in planform and airfoil  The P-38 had twin vertical tails (yes, it it obvious that there was no other way to do it on the P-38) so why not go on with the idea of multiple vertical tails on the Constellation.  But one of the main factors was the vertical height that would be required with a single vertical tail on this airplane.  The basic design for the Constellation was laid out before the war as a commercial venture (involving TWA and Howard Hughes).  At the time, the Constellation would have been one of the largest commercial airliners and even with the relative short vertical tails, it was taller than most airliners at the time and few commercial airfields/commercial carriers had hangars that could handle anything taller.

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