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Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail

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. A tailless airplane is one where everything needed to fly, like lift, control, and stability, is built into the main wing.

Tail

Tail Airplanes Weight-Shift-Control Drag

Mach Number Explained: What It Is and Why Pilots Use It

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Lift, drag, and handling correlate well with IAS in the lower atmosphere. For most aircraft with highly cambered wings or thick profiles, airflow accelerates over the top of the wing. This means the inboard wing loses lift first, while the wingtips might still be lifting. So you might be flying at, say, Mach 0.85

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Pilot Indicated Airspeed Lift

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Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail

Mach Number Explained: What It Is and Why Pilots Use It

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