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Old 05-23-2003 | 04:31 AM
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From: Mars, PA
Default wing loading?

IFLy

By your calculations:

(9.2 lbs * 16 oz/lb)/930 Sq in = 0.15828 oz/Sq inch

For models, wing loading is usually in oz/Sq Feet, so multiply your result by (12 in/ft) * (12 in/ft) to convert the parameters to Square feet, and you get

(0.15828 oz/sq in) * (144 sq in/sq ft) = 22.79 oz/Sq ft

which is a lot better than 16 oz/sq in (each square inch has to lift a pound in order to fly). That's a pretty fast landing.

Couldn't tell you about the OS tho'