HC-27 Vertical Stabilizer, Left Side
Left side of vertical stabilizer and rudder
Note the vortex generators ahead of the rudder. These help maintain the effectiveness of the rudder, and they're only required on the one side due to yawing that can occur if the critical engine (left engine on this aircraft) fails in flight.
Vortex Generator (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_generator
Critical Engine (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_engine
Alenia HC-27J Spartan 2706
According to Joe Baugher's US Coast guard serial number database, this aircraft was originally procured by the U.S. Air Force as C-27J 08-27015.*
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento
McClellan, California
HC-27J Spartan (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan:
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento (USCG):
www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-11/Dis...
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Guard_Air_Station_Sacramento
Reference:
HC-27 Vertical Stabilizer, Left Side
Left side of vertical stabilizer and rudder
Note the vortex generators ahead of the rudder. These help maintain the effectiveness of the rudder, and they're only required on the one side due to yawing that can occur if the critical engine (left engine on this aircraft) fails in flight.
Vortex Generator (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_generator
Critical Engine (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_engine
Alenia HC-27J Spartan 2706
According to Joe Baugher's US Coast guard serial number database, this aircraft was originally procured by the U.S. Air Force as C-27J 08-27015.*
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento
McClellan, California
HC-27J Spartan (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan:
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento (USCG):
www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-11/Dis...
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Guard_Air_Station_Sacramento
Reference: