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.