Empennage - Cirrus SR22 Pilot Operating Handbook

Cirrus Design Section 7
SR22 Airplane Description
fuselage. The main wing spar passes under the fuselage below the
two front seats and is attached to the fuselage in two locations. The
rear shear webs are attached to the fuselage sidewalls just aft of the
rear seats.

Empennage

The empennage consists of a horizontal stabilizer, a two-piece
elevator, a vertical fin and a rudder. All of the empennage components
are conventional spar (shear web), rib, and skin construction.
The horizontal stabilizer is a single composite structure from tip to tip.
The two-piece elevator, attached to the horizontal stabilizer, is
aluminum.
The vertical stabilizer is composite structure integral to the main
fuselage shell for smooth transfer of flight loads. The rudder is
aluminum and is attached to the vertical stabilizer rear shear web at
three hinge points.
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