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[Update] empennage design documentation

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Designing an empennage for an aircraft is a challenging tasks. This topic provides basic information for empennages.
If you are already familiar with the basic concepts, you can move on to the [Getting Started](getting-started.md).
If you are already familiar with the basic concepts, you can move on to the [:octicons-arrow-right-16: Getting Started](getting-started.md).
### Available configurations
Here you can find available empennage build methods from the _empennage\_design_ tool inside UNICADO.
- _UNICADO is shipped natively with a conventional method for a tube and wing configuration._
- _A basic Blended Wing body experimental method called vertical\_tails!_
<pre class="mermaid">
```mermaid
graph LR;
A[Empennage Design] -->B[Tube and Wing];
B-->C[Conventional]
B-->F[T-Tail]
A-->D[Blended Wing body]
D-->H[Vertical Tails]
</pre>
```
!!! danger "Important"
Since the documentation might be delayed to the development progress - this graph might not have all information yet.
<dl class="section bug">
<dt>Important</dt>
<dd>Since the documentation might be delayed to the development progress - this graph might not have all information yet</dd>
</dl>
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### Empennage Geometry
Understanding the empennage geometry is an essential part. Below are key terms and their meanings:
- Aspect Ratio (AR): The ratio of the span to the average chord length
- _AR = b&sup2; / S_
- _b : span_
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### Airfoil selection
An airfoil defines the cross-sectional shape of an aerodynamic surface. The key characteristics include:
- Camber: Airfoil curvature
- _High camber - generates more lift but comes with increased drag_
- _No camber (symmetrical) often used for empennages_
@@ -58,4 +60,5 @@ An airfoil defines the cross-sectional shape of an aerodynamic surface. The key
### Spar Placements
Spars are the one of the main structural elements inside the empennage to provide strength and rigidity
- _Has effects on the control surface sizes_
- _Has effects on the control surface sizes_
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