You have them backward, the Beech T-tail is completely flat
on top. The Piper has about 6 inches of fin above the
horizontal surface.



"john smith" wrote in message
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| In article VY5Zg.6004$XX2.3553@dukeread04,
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
|
| Really. They both have T-tails. The Commander 112 has a
| cruixiform tail.
|
| Looking at the Wiki photo, I think that is a Tomahawk.
| I always looked at the tail to determine which airplane
was which.
| The Piper tail is definitely a T because it sits atop the
vertical
| stabilizer.
| I always remembered the Beech tail as mounted below the
top of the
| horizontal stabilizer, hence I referred to it as a
cruciform. Not as low
| as the Commanders (mid-vertical stabilizer), but not atop
the vertical.