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DESIGN: Fuselage - Tail - Ruddervator Layout
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Remove any Tendency to Roll
By having the same surface area on each side if the center of mass' X axis should give yaw without roll. May have to be the two surface areas sub-divided into smaller areas and then each sub area multiplied by the length of the arm from center of mass to center of sub area.
Lateral Cyclic & Tail
There is no input from lateral cyclic to the tail at this point. It would unload the rotor controls a little. It could be considered at a later time.
Ruddervator arm length is 12.73"
30º of movement = 12.73 /sin 30 = 6.365"
90º of movement = (pi * 12.73 * 2) / 4 = 20" of movement.
Cable Travel
Yaw
If pulley on ruddervator is 3" diameter and movement is to be +/- 30 degrees (total of 60 degrees) then the cable movement must = 3" * pi * (30/360) = 0.7857" (total of 1.5714")
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Last Revised: February 12, 2000