Recreational Pilot Licence · Practice

On most conventionally-designed light aeroplanes, in level cruise the tail produces:

• A.A rearward drag force only, contributing to the total aircraft drag budget in cruise
• B.A DOWNWARD aerodynamic load, balancing the nose-down moment of the wing
• C.A significant upward lift force, adding to wing lift and reducing total required wing area
• D.A purely neutral balancing load with no net aerodynamic force in any direction