Originally Posted by
Canarsie
I agree — especially on the old Boeing 747 aircraft, as the “widget” looked awkward on the tail.Due to the shape of the tail, the bleed effect that you like would not work nearly as well on the tail had the new “widget” been in its proper orientation.
Trust me on this one...
Thinking about it for a bit, I see what you mean. If you put the widget in a "normal" orientation, you'd end up bleeding too much of the widget off the back end of the tail and it wouldn't be recognizable at all. Pity.