T-tail

noun

A type of aircraft that has the horizontal stabilizer situated atop, or near the top of, the vertical stabilizer.

“The C-5 Galaxy is the mightiest of all T-tails.”

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Meanings

nounT-tail (plural T-tails)

plural T-tails

  1. aeronauticsA type of aircraft that has the horizontal stabilizer situated atop, or near the top of, the vertical stabilizer.

    The C-5 Galaxy is the mightiest of all T-tails.

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APA

T-tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-tail

MLA

“T-tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-tail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “T-tail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-tail.

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