Aircraft Design Question

[TJay 1041]

When guys Stretch the tail In these airplanes does it increase the the amount you can put in the luggage compartment because your tail is further back creating more leverage to lift or does the increased weight of moving the tail back further decrease the amount you can carry?

[BryceKat 125]

Hey TJ,

The amount the airplane can carry back there is dependent on the cg, not the length of the tail. Adding more weight back there in the form of a longer tail would decrease the amount of usable load. The longer tail would add more stability. Bryce