Wing area tapered wing
09-22-2002 | 03:50 AM
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From: Washago,
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Wing area tapered wing
Hi There!!
Can anyone tell me how to compute the the wing area for a tapered wing?
Wing span is 54 inches
Wing chord at root is 9.25 inches
Chord at tip is 5.50 inches
Anyone?
Can anyone tell me how to compute the the wing area for a tapered wing?
Wing span is 54 inches
Wing chord at root is 9.25 inches
Chord at tip is 5.50 inches
Anyone?
09-22-2002 | 04:02 AM
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From: Mankato,
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Wing area tapered wing
How about 796.5 sq in
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09-22-2002 | 11:09 AM
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From: Brantford, ON, CANADA
Wing area tapered wing
796.5 sq" will give you a biplane.
For a straight tapered wing do this: add the root and tip chord, divide by two, multiply the result by the span.
for your wing you will get 398.25 sq"
Ed S
For a straight tapered wing do this: add the root and tip chord, divide by two, multiply the result by the span.
for your wing you will get 398.25 sq"
Ed S
