At 10:14 PM 2/16/2005, you wrote: > > > > >I figured the area as flat > > >plate of the wing dimensions. Am I doing something wrong or is this a > > >case of the spec's not being correct??? > > > > Try including the portion of the wing in the fuselage. > > >That would add about 12sq. ft. but I do not picture that as to be >included as wing area. I believed that wing area was that portion of the >aircraft that had an airfoil. If my number would be accurate then wing >loading numbers would increase. > Some how I don't feel like I can be right after all the 78 to 80 >sq. ft. number has been used for 30 years. >Thanks - Joe Horton
The fuselage contributes lift approximately equal to that which would be seen from a continuous wing. Just extrapolate the wing through the fuselage and add in this as wing area. This is found any number of reference books on aeronautical engineering. Don Reid - donreid "at" peoplepc.com Bumpass, Va Visit my web sites at: AeroFoil, a 2-D Airfoil Design And Analysis Computer Program: http://aerofoilengineering.com KR2XL construction: http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/KR2XL.htm Aviation Surplus: http://aerofoilengineering.com/PartsListing/Airparts.htm EAA Chapter 231: http://eaa231.org Ultralights: http://usua250.org VA EAA State Fly-in: http://vaeaa.org
