Talk:X-29A -Cancer-/@comment-31777021-20150601013555/@comment-26164607-20150601015729

TBH, sonetimes a bigger tail wouldn't do any good. The X-29 uses fly-by-wire to make it stable due to its foward-swept wing configuration. A bigger tail would put some excessive amount of weight. If you want a plane for a carrier and need some space to store it, you need to chage the angle of the tail, like the F/A-18.