Transcript Lesson 8—Wing Loading

Airplane Flight:
X-Plane in the Classroom
Wing Loading
Ratio of the plane’s weight (w) divided by the surface area of
the wing (s)
Wing Loading
Ratio of the plane’s weight (w) divided by the surface area of
the wing (s)
Surface area of the wing is the wingspan (length) multiplied by
the chord (width)
Wing Loading
Ratio of the plane’s weight (w)divided by the surface area of
the wing (s)
Surface area of the wing is the wingspan (length)multiplied by
the chord (width)
Wing Loading
Ratio of the plane’s weight (w) divided by the surface area of
the wing (s) or Wing Loading = W/S
Increase Wing Loading when you increase the weight of the
plane or decrease the wing area
Wing Loading
Ratio of the plane’s weight (w) divided by the surface area of
the wing (s) or Wing Loading = W/S
Increase Wing Loading when you increase the weight of
the plane or decrease the wing area
Decrease Wing Loading when you decrease the weight of
the plane or increase the wing area
Wing Loading
Engineering Tradeoffs
Takeoff and landing distance
Wing Loading
Engineering Tradeoffs
Takeoff and landing distance
Stall speed
Wing Loading
Engineering Tradeoffs
Takeoff and landing distance
Stall speed
Flight performance
Wing Loading
Engineering Tradeoffs
Takeoff and landing distance
Stall speed
Flight performance
Payload