Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail
Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
Upward Deflection : Raising both elevons decreases the camber of the wing. Downward Deflection : When the elevons are lowered, the camber increases. As a result, it creates induced thrust at the wingtips rather than induced drag. Lift is reduced, and the nose pitches downward.
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