Joe; If you'll check the archives you'll find that this has been discussed before. The wing area is traditionally (?) taken by using the wingspan (wingtip-to-wingtip distance), which also takes in the area included in the fuselage. It is said that the fuselage contributes some nominal amount to the overall lift, so it could be considered to be somewhat of a "lifting body" itself.
I don't buy it either ;o) Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
