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==Variants== The X-shaped tail surfaces of the experimental [[Lockheed XFV]] were essentially a V tail that extended both above and below the fuselage. === Conventional === The most popular conventionally V-tailed aircraft that has been mass-produced is the [[Beechcraft Bonanza]] Model 35, often known as the ''V-tail Bonanza'' or simply ''V-Tail''. Other examples include the [[Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk]] stealth attack aircraft and the [[Fouga CM.170 Magister]] trainer. The [[Cirrus Vision SF50]] jet is a recent example of a civilian aircraft adopting the V-tail. Some gliders, like the [[Lehtovaara PIK-16 Vasama]], were designed with a V-tail, but the production Vasamas had a [[cruciform tail]].<ref name="Flightpg212">{{Cite magazine |title=Sport and Business |magazine=Flight International |date=17 August 1961 |page=212 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201110.html |access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> ===Inverted=== The [[Blohm & Voss P 213]] ''Miniaturjäger'' was one of the first aircraft to have an inverted V-tail. [[Unmanned aerial vehicle]]s such as the [[History of unmanned aerial vehicles#Amber|LSI Amber]], [[General Atomics Gnat]] and [[General Atomics MQ-1 Predator]] would later feature this type of tail. In [[Pusher configuration|pusher]] UAVs, with propeller at the back, downward tail fins can provide yaw stability without interfering with the propeller. The [[Ultraflight Lazair]] ultralights, of which over 2,000 were produced, featured an inverted V-tail, which also carried the rear landing gear.<ref name="Hunt1">Hunt, Adam & Ruth Merkis-Hunt: ''Skeletal Remains'', pages 64-70. Kitplanes Magazine, September 2000.</ref>
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