# An essay on tail wings written entirely by a human (no AI) **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 3, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/an-essay-on-tail-wings-written-entirely-by-a-human-no-ai/16407 "2026-07-03T01:29:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/an-essay-on-tail-wings-written-entirely-by-a-human-no-ai/16407/4 "2026-07-04T06:56:12Z")
> [@jondrums](#): > > But the drag coming from increased stability is not only coming from the larger tail with its increased down-force, but it is also coming from the extra drag on the front wing due to its need to counteract the additional down-force with associated extra lift. So increasing the tail’s down-force not only increases the tail drag but also the front wing drag. This part wasn’t as clear as the rest, can you elaborate? I had imagined this would have more to do with moving your weight or something. My mental model is that the front foil lifts you, and the stab counteracts any distance that your weight is ahead of the front foil centre of lift. (Ie for a given speed, there can only be one place where you weight can be for level flight) Related concept was the need to move your weight to find optimal trim for a given tail, which your post does a good job of leading into: > [@Foil Trim - how to get the balance right](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/foil-trim-how-to-get-the-balance-right/5406): > > A friend pointed out when I borrowed their big foil that I was too far forward. I moved WAY further back, and suddenly it felt balanced, and much more efficient. I then removed the little bit of tail shim, and it felt very fast, very easy to control, and very easy to pump, and able to go much slower. This surprised me as I felt that moving to the bigger foil it would have been obvious, but because of the huge lift, I was too far forward to compensate when going fast on waves. This reminded me o… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/an-essay-on-tail-wings-written-entirely-by-a-human-no-ai/16407)._