Vertical stabilizer
（重定向自Vertical stabiliser）
![A Boeing B-52 with its vertical stabilizer ripped off. Despite the catastrophic failure of the stabilizer, the plane managed to land safely.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Boeing_B-52_with_no_vertical_stabilizer3510.jpg")
![The conventional tail of an Airbus A380, with the vertical stabilizer exactly vertical](/Images/godic/202502/19/Singapore_a380-800_9v-skd_takeoff_heathrow_2010_arp3510.jpg")
![Tails of Iberia aircraft at Madrid Barajas Airport.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Airbus_A319_et_A320_Iberia_Alignés_-_Aéroport_de_Madrid-Barajas3510.jpg")
![The twin tail of a Chrislea Super Ace, built in 1948](/Images/godic/202502/19/Chrislea_ch3_superace_series2_g-akuw_arp3510.jpg")
The vertical stabilizers, vertical stabilisers, or fins, of aircraft, missiles or bombs are typically found on the aft end of the fuselage or body, and are intended to reduce aerodynamic side slip and provide direction stability. It is analogous to a skeg on boats and ships.