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