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configuration which, when viewed from the aircraft's front or rear, looks much like a
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intersect the vertical tail somewhere near the middle, and above the top of the
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Prominent examples of aircraft with cruciform tails include the
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160:"Aircraft Horizontal and Vertical Tail Design"
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58:. The usual arrangement is to have the
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39:showing its cruciform design tail
87:Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
1110:In-flight entertainment system
807:Horizontal situation indicator
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138:"Cruciform tail Pros and Cons"
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79:British Aerospace Jetstream 31
26:British Aerospace Jetstream 31
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18:Aircraft tail configuration
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458:Electro-hydraulic actuator
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75:Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
37:Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
782:Flight management system
1151:Cruciform tail aircraft
1085:Emergency oxygen system
847:Turn and slip indicator
642:Leading-edge droop flap
612:Drag-reducing aerospike
587:Adaptive compliant wing
582:Active Aeroelastic Wing
1125:Passenger service unit
926:Self-sealing fuel tank
822:Multi-function display
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1105:Ice protection system
1023:Tricycle landing gear
1013:Landing gear extender
230:Aft pressure bulkhead
142:thoracentesis.science
60:horizontal stabilizer
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1070:Auxiliary power unit
478:Flight control modes
1049:Escape crew capsule
956:War emergency power
827:Pitot–static system
672:Variable-sweep wing
380:Vertical stabilizer
91:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
28:with cruciform tail
757:Attitude indicator
737:Airspeed indicator
732:Aircraft periscope
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802:Heading indicator
747:Annunciator panel
727:Air data computer
637:Leading-edge cuff
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1100:Hydraulic system
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881:Autothrottle
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602:Channel wing
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538:Stick shaker
533:Stick pusher
453:Dual control
438:Centre stick
305:Leading edge
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911:Intake ramp
842:Transponder
627:Gurney flap
568:Aerodynamic
483:Fly-by-wire
365:Triple tail
164:AeroToolbox
1018:Oleo strut
906:Inlet cone
901:Gascolator
867:Propulsion
857:Yaw string
852:Variometer
708:instrument
687:Wing fence
622:Gouge flap
597:Blown flap
553:Yaw damper
528:Stabilator
513:Side-stick
448:Dive brake
335:Stabilizer
310:Lift strut
300:Jury strut
124:References
89:, and the
993:Autobrake
921:NACA duct
896:Fuel tank
886:Drop tank
869:controls,
752:Astrodome
742:Altimeter
607:Dog-tooth
572:high-lift
523:Spoileron
508:Servo tab
488:Gust lock
443:Deceleron
428:Autopilot
385:Wing root
370:Twin tail
355:Tailplane
290:Hardpoint
260:Empennage
223:structure
113:Twin tail
52:empennage
1145:Category
961:Wet wing
936:Throttle
682:Vortilon
543:Trim tab
473:Flaperon
463:Elevator
418:Airbrake
390:Wing tip
315:Longeron
285:Fuselage
221:Airframe
209:Aircraft
168:Archived
146:Archived
97:See also
64:fuselage
49:aircraft
971:Landing
762:Compass
710:systems
702:Avionic
692:Winglet
575:devices
518:Spoiler
413:Aileron
395:Wingbox
320:Nacelle
270:Fairing
213:systems
706:flight
667:Strake
498:Rudder
468:Elevon
433:Canard
375:V-tail
350:T-tail
280:Former
240:Canopy
118:V-tail
108:T-tail
85:, the
83:MiG-15
81:, the
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652:Slats
493:HOTAS
345:Strut
56:cross
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817:ISIS
772:EFIS
717:ACAS
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657:Slot
617:Flap
570:and
558:Yoke
330:Spar
255:Dope
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792:GPS
647:LEX
325:Rib
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