Presumably "tailless" means there is no horizontal, but that there is still a vertical 
tail, which would have a rudder?  Not quite
sure I've ever seen an airplane like this.  Is it possible to make a polyhedral flying 
plank?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> In a message dated 12/13/2000 7:34:56 PM Central Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > b. Except in the case of tailless aircraft that have a portion of the
> >  trailing edge of the wing serve as the elevator, the trailing edge of the
> >  wing must remain fixed at all times. In the excepted case, where split
> >  elevators are used, they may be driven by separate servos but both left and
> >  right halves must at all times move in unison and deflect by the same
> amount
> >  and in the same direction.
>
> I don't get it. You can fly a tailless craft provided that you only have
> pitch control?
>
> Bill Wingstedt
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