Hello Everyone,

I have a few general questions about wing loading. I have a general idea of what it is and what it does...but not really.

So...wing loading is the loading on the wings (OBVIOUSLY). It has units of oz/in^2 (which may vary). It explains how much weight the wings must generate lift for relate to the size of the wing. In general, the greater the wing loading the worse the flying characteristics. BUT what is wing loading really???

How does greater wing loading really affect an airplane's flying characteristics? And how much can the wing load increase before negatively impacting the flying characteristics?

I ask these questions because I am trying to chose an engine for a plane and am worried one may be too heavy, resulting in too much wing loading and poor fly characteristics.

Any help would be appreciated.

-Matt