In aircraft, a
V-tail or
Vee-tail (sometimes called a
Butterfly tail) is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration when viewed from the front or rear of the aircraft. The rear of each surface is hinged, and these movable sections, sometimes called
ruddervators, combine the tasks of the
elevators and
rudder.