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What the name of the aircraft

Postby Razgriz » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:06 pm

I was wondering if anyone knew the name of the plane that looks like the Grand Caravan but instead of having its standard t shape tail it has a v configuration instead. Just curious because I saw it at my local airport.

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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby DaveSims » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:36 am

Caravan's don't have a T tail, and I have no idea what aircraft looks like a Caravan with a V tail.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby Hagar » Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:26 am

It hasn't got a V-tail but it looks like a Caravan --> Gippsland GA-8 Airvan
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby Xpand » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:00 am

The only lightweight prop aircraft with a V-tail that I know is the Beechcraft Bonanza V-35.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby DaveSims » Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:33 pm

The Quest Kodiak also has a Caravanesque appearance, but alas no V tail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_Kodiak
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby Razgriz » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:14 pm

When I get back to my campus Ill take a picture of it. and I should of said the standard configuration on the caravan I miss spoke when I said the t tail

edit: I found it http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA10/index.htm apparently its a Comp Air 10XL
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby DaveSims » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:19 am

Wow, that is kind of an odd plane.  I've seen Aero Comps before, but never one with a twin rudder design.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby Razgriz » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:51 pm

Thats what made me confused what the name of the aircraft was
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby C » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:32 pm

[quote]Wow, that is kind of an odd plane.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby Jayhawk Jake » Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:30 am

[quote][quote]Wow, that is kind of an odd plane.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby C » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:57 pm

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Clever isn't the word I had in mind...the only reason I see for them to do it is needing a bigger horizontal and vertical tail than they had without making them much bigger.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby Jayhawk Jake » Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:18 pm

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Clever isn't the word I had in mind...the only reason I see for them to do it is needing a bigger horizontal and vertical tail than they had without making them much bigger.
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Re: What the name of the aircraft

Postby C » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:05 pm

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But why not just make an H or U tail or three tails?
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