davidgeorge212

I have found calculators to calculate the wing loading for a monoplane but I would like to know how to calculate the wingloading of a biplane. Is it similar to a monoplane?

Thanks,
David

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It's measured as ounces per sq. ft. or grams per sq. decimetre, the weight of the model devided into the wing area.

Lnewqban

I believe it is the same procedure, adding the wing areas up.

In real life, the two wings together have less lift capacity than one equivalent single wing of the same area, due to the upwash and downwash of one affecting the other.

These are some references about design of biplanes that you may find interesting:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...g=content;col1

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...g=content;col1

Regards!