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Old 03-17-2002 | 02:32 AM
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Default Wing Loading

Fighterpilot, the proper way to determine wing loading is to divide the wing area in square inches by 144. This will give you the wing area in square feet. Now divide the weight of the plane in ounces by the area in square feet to give you the wing loading in oz/sqft.

My Ziroli Corsair weighs 36 pounds with a 93" wing span and a Brison 5.8. It is very fast and agile and with full flaps (47 degrees) lands at a very good speed. I'm sure the wing loading is way up there but it doesn't seem to hurt the performance. And I really don't intentionally plan to try any 3D maneuvers.

That's a great looking T6.

Ken