can also cause maintenance problems. The control runs to the elevators are more complex, and the surfaces are more difficult to inspect from the ground. The loss of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was attributed to improper maintenance of the T-tail. T-tails can be harder to inspect or maintain, due to their height.

Adoption

The T-tail can often be found on military transport aircraft, such as the Airbus A400M, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

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