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Old 05-14-2007 | 05:58 PM
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Default RE: Oddball Design 101 Name: Thruster

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Your plane has a very low aspect ratio so the apparent wing loading in flight will be higher than what you'd guess based on crunched numbers. Just something to keep in mind.
HI Paul,
I do not understand what you mean by the "apparent wing loading" regarding the low aspect ratio, could you help me out here?
The design goal for the test model is on the order of 5oz/ft based on the wing area to weight.
The deeper I get into this, the more I find I have to learn!
One thing I discovered last night crunching numbers is that I may have a problem regarding the tail volume, relative to the tail moment arm...
And now you have me worried about my wing loading....