Tail Area Calculator

Tail area in aircraft refers to the surface area of the empennage, comprising the vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, and associated control surfaces. These components play a vital role in stabilizing and controlling the aircraft during flight. The vertical stabilizer prevents yawing, the horizontal stabilizer controls pitch, while the rudder and elevator, respectively, contribute to yaw and pitch control. The formula to calculate Tail area as follows:

Where:

• S_t is the tail area in m²
• $S$: Wing area in m²
• $CL$_: Coefficient of lift.
• CL_w  is the Lift Coefficient of Wing.
• C​L_t:  Tail Lift Coefficient.
• $\eta \; is\; the$ Tail efficiency.