On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:10:05 GMT, Jose
wrote in :

In the context of aircraft said to have a "flying tail", what does
"flying" mean? I mean, if the tail isn't flying, neither is the
airplane, right?

Jose

Is this a troll? :-)

It means there is no control surface; the entire elevator or rudder
moves to provide control, not just a portion of it, IMO.