Aileron Camber Horizontal Stabilizer 
Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
A tailless aircraft is a fixed-wing airplane without a horizontal stabilizing surface. With this type of aircraft, the functions of longitudinal stability and control are incorporated into the main wing. Directional (yawing) stability from the vertical stabilizer. Elevons work as both elevators and ailerons.
Pilot Institute
JULY 11, 2025
For most aircraft with highly cambered wings or thick profiles, airflow accelerates over the top of the wing. The tailplane (horizontal stabilizer) at high Mach can also develop shocks or experience disturbed airflow from the wings. Ailerons can suffer from a phenomenon called “aileron buzz” or control reversal at high Mach.
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