Wing area: somewhat of a personal choice here,
... but manymost of the people I talk to would include the fuselage between wing roots in any wing area calculations. The reason is that the entire fuselage actually provides some lift, so by including that widest part of the fuse in wing loading calculations you are at least nodding at (probably underestimating) the very real "lifting body" fuselage contribution. ...
Guess i got away from THAT when i started designing a Hang glider
with an actual,((Lifting Body)),with an airfoil that protruded out in front
of the main wing so as to dampen pitch And enclose the pilot for reduced
drag.The curent ,"Tails" they are including on gliders like the ATOS,are
not far enough behind the CG to have any Real effect,and if they were
back further then they would make the craft statically tail heavy.
The fuce of airplanes does contribute a bit of lift but it is directaly proportional
to the shape Not the aria, and that is Why i don't include it.
The C/L max for a NACA 0015 airfoil will be MUCH greater than that of
the fuce on the Extra 330. The Fuce would more resemble the C/L produced
by that of a Brick at an angle of attack of 3 deg, so (( I )) think it's kinda pointless
to include it.
The body of an F-35 or Sr-72 is another matter entirely ...!!
Bille
Ps: can anyone tell me Why my spell check dosn't work on this forum?
I.m using FireFoxThere is usually a red line below misspelled words
and there is usually a LOT of them.
I'll need to start ,( copy/past ), if i dont figure it out.