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Modeling smoothly blended fuselage and vertical tail

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WK95

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Dec 20, 2013
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I want to create an aircraft empennage which is blending in with the vertical tail as illustrated by the following picture.
EOLE_Empennage_xxb9pc.jpg


I tried doing something similar but the surface isn't smooth as shown by the attache picture with zebra stripes.
CATIA_Empennage_hbmydc.jpg


What am I doing wrong?

Ideally, I want to model an empennage like this one.
Lancair_Legacy_-_Empennage_tad9mv.jpg
 
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Don't you want to control surface with more sections? Try to add more sections and see where this will bring you. Run connect checker and post a screen.
 
The only sections that I nee4d to control most critically are the vertical tail airfoil sections.

The image I posted isn't intended to be reflection of an actual aircraft though, I just used ovals for the sections because they were quick to make.

And the reason I used the sections and guide curves like I did was because, as in the first picture, I wanted the fuselage to blend into the vertical tail surface smoothly.
 
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