Chord Question??????
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Chord Question??????
Can someone explain to me what chord is and how it relates to airplanes. I heard someone talking the other day about chord on on a particular plane but was too embarrassed to ask.
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RE: Chord Question??????
Chord is simply the distance from the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge of the wing.
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RE: Chord Question??????
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Believe me I do not wish to start an argument here. One has to be a little more specific. As stated before it is the distance from the LE to the TE, BUT parallel to the wing centre line (direction of flight) Think of a tapered wing. Would the distance be at 90deg to the leading edge or the trailing edge, there is a difference.
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Chord is simply the distance from the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge of the wing.
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RE: Chord Question??????
Yes, I understand all of that. But he asked a simple question and I gave the simple answer.
However, seeing that you have taken offence I will say this. Your answer was at best unclear, at worst, totaly incorrect.
With my response he now knows how to measure the chord, with yours he did not.
A moderator should know better.
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RE: Chord Question??????
Simple questions deserve simple answers....I think Ken's answer was correct, it was the answer I would have given....No need to over kill an answer and possibly confuse the person asking the question with a long over explanation.....Ed have you met Zor yet?l
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RE: Chord Question??????
.....Ed have you met Zor yet?l
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