Editing Tailplane (section)

==Tailplane types==
The tailplane comprises the tail-mounted fixed horizontal stabilizer and movable [[Elevator (aeronautics)|elevator]]. Besides its [[wing configuration#Wing planform|planform]], it is characterised by:
*Number of tailplanes - from 0 ([[tailless aircraft|tailless]] or [[canard aircraft|canard]]) to 3 ([[Roe I Triplane|Roe triplane]])
*Location of tailplane - mounted high, mid or low on the fuselage, fin or tail booms.
*Fixed stabilizer and movable elevator surfaces; movable stabilizer and movable elevator (e.g. [[Boeing 737]]); or a single combined [[stabilator]]<ref>Anderson, John D., ''Introduction to Flight'', 5th ed, p 517</ref> (e.g. [[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark]])

Some locations have been given special names:
*[[Cruciform tail|Cruciform]]: mid-mounted on the fin ([[Hawker Sea Hawk]], [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]])
*[[T-tail]]: high-mounted on the fin ([[Gloster Javelin]], [[Boeing 727]])

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|[[File:tail fuselage mounted.svg|149px|alt=" "]]<br>Fuselage mounted
|[[File:tail cruciform.svg|149px|alt=" "]]<br>Cruciform
|[[File:tail T.svg|149px|alt=" "]]<br>T-tail
|[[File:tail plane flying.svg|200px|alt=" "]]<br>Flying tailplane
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