Thecruciform tail is anaircraftempennage configuration which, when viewed from the aircraft's front or rear, looks much like across. The usual arrangement is to have thehorizontal stabilizer intersect the vertical tail somewhere near the middle, and above the top of thefuselage. The design is often used to locate the horizontal stabilizer away from jet exhaust, propeller and wing wake, as well as to provide undisturbed airflow to therudder.[1][2]
Prominent examples of aircraft with cruciform tails include theAvro Canada CF-100 Canuck, theBritish Aerospace Jetstream 31, theMiG-15, theFairchild Swearingen Metroliner, and theRockwell B-1 Lancer.