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Dec 6th, 2006 at 7:36am

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Many planes have a fixed tailplane and moving elevator, usually at trailing end of tailplane.

However, some planes move the whole tailplane and call it stabilator.

Many planes have a fixed fin and moving rudder at the trailing edge of fin.

Which planes move the whole fin? And what is it called? Stabiludder?
 
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Reply #1 - Dec 6th, 2006 at 2:38pm

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Two aircraft that had all-moving rudder were the SR-71 and family (the upper portion of it, anyway), and I believe also the A-5 Vigilante. Unable to find any links to verify the latter, but I recall coming across an article about it awhile ago.
 

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Reply #2 - Dec 6th, 2006 at 5:55pm

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chornedsnorkack wrote on Dec 6th, 2006 at 7:36am:
Many planes have a fixed tailplane and moving elevator, usually at trailing end of tailplane.

However, some planes move the whole tailplane and call it stabilator.

Many planes have a fixed fin and moving rudder at the trailing edge of fin.

Which planes move the whole fin? And what is it called? Stabiludder?


For modelling purposes, it's still a rudder, and your Stabilator is still l_elevator (or r_elevator)


 

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