Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail
Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
The Weather Vane It mostly comes from the vertical stabilizer (fin) and the sides of the fuselage behind the center of gravity. To help you understand this, imagine a weather vane with the CG as the pivot. Upward Deflection : Raising both elevons decreases the camber of the wing. Lift is reduced, and the nose pitches downward.
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