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Old 12-17-2007 | 06:51 AM
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Default RE: Name the Plane


ORIGINAL: mmattockx


ORIGINAL: WEDJ

A safe starting point is 25% of the average wing area.
I am hoping you mean 25% of mean aerodynamic chord, not area...

Mark
Not to get into a big discussion of geometry, but I meant 25% of the wing area in front of the CG, and 75% behind it. On a straight wing, that would be 25% of the root chord. On a tapered wing, you need triangle or trapezoid area calculations.