Tandem-wing Airplanes

Phil J wrote in
:

On Feb 3, 12:31*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"patrick mitchel" wrote in news:fo50mi$2bl2$1
@zook.lafn.org:

*Now about that Piaggio avanti....... Pat

Canard, . And I think the reason you're confused about Canards is
this: Th
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canard is not there to provide stability. Not in the same way as a
stab on

a stadard airplane. It's there to provide control. The wing provides
the stability in the way you understand it.

Bertie

I think you are referring to me rather than Pat, but I understand what
you are saying. On a canard design, the main wing functions like a
stab since it is behind the CG. OTOH, trying to figure out the
Piaggio seems like a good way to get a headache. It's amazing what
they were able to do with compound curves in aluminum on that
airplane, though.

Yes, that's pretty much it. The Piaggio is pretty, allright!

Bertie