Editing V-tail (section)

{{Short description|Aircraft tail that incorporates rudder and elevators in a V shape}}
[[File:Ntps-b35-N8718A-071012-02-12.jpg|thumb|1950 V-tailed [[Beechcraft Bonanza#Model 35 Bonanza|B35]] still operated by the [[National Test Pilot School]] at the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]]]]
[[File:N178FA Cirrus Vision SF50 FDK MD1A.jpg|thumb|Rear view of the [[Cirrus Vision SF50]]'s V-tail and engine outlet]]
[[File:Fouga magister.jpg|thumb|The V-tail of a Belgian Air Force [[Fouga CM.170 Magister]]]]
[[File:UltraflightLazairSeriesIII.jpg|thumb|An [[Ultraflight Lazair]] showing its inverted V-tail covered with translucent [[polyvinyl fluoride|Tedlar]]]]
The '''V-tail''' or ''vee-tail'' (sometimes called a '''butterfly tail'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Aircraft Flight |last1=Barnard |first1=R.H. |last2=Philpott |first2=D.R. |edition=4th |year=2010 |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Harlow, England |isbn=978-0-273-73098-9 |page=275 |chapter=10. Aircraft control}}</ref> or '''Rudlicki's V-tail'''<ref name="auto">Gudmundsson S. (2013). "General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures" (Reprint). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 489. {{ISBN|0123973295}}, 9780123973290</ref>{{cn|date=July 2023|reason=needs quote to show that this is not just some trivial reference to Rudlicki}}) of an aircraft is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional vertical and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration. It is not widely used in aircraft design. The aft edge of each twin surface is a hinged control surface called a ruddervator, which combines the functions of both a [[Rudder#Aircraft rudders|rudder]] and [[Elevator (aeronautics)|elevator]].