Table 2: Volume coefficients for various types of aircraft.
No | Aircraft | Horizontal tail volume coefficient | Vertical tail volume coefficient |
1 | Glider and motor glider | 0.6 | 0.03 |
2 | Home-built | 0.5 | 0.04 |
3 | GA-single prop-driven engine | 0.7 | 0.04 |
4 | GA-twin prop-driven engine | 0.8 | 0.07 |
5 | GA with canard | 0.6 | 0.05 |
6 | Agricultural | 0.5 | 0.04 |
7 | Twin turboprop | 0.9 | 0.08 |
8 | Jet trainer | 0.7 | 0.06 |
9 | Fighter aircraft | 0.4 | 0.07 |
10 | Fighter (With canard) | 0.1 | 0.06 |
11 | Bomber/military transport | 1 | 0.08 |
12 | Jet transport | 1.1 | 0.09 |