Return-Path: Received: from [63.114.235.82] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0.5) with HTTP id 1991230 for ; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:52:25 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] wing loading To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0.5 Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:52:25 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Doug Dodson" : Wing loading is nothing more that the wing area of an airplane divided by its weight. It is not related to the strenght of the wing. One can estimate some performance factors from it, however. In general, a "high" wing loading" give you high cruise speed, high stall and landing speed, a good ride in turbulence, and poor turning ability. Lower wing loadings reverse the trends to lower cruise speed, low stall speed, tighter turning ability. Some typical wing loadings are about 13 lbs/sq ft for a C-152, 15 for C-182, 18 for Bo or Mooney, 20 for Glasair II, 25 for Glasair III, 25 for P-51, around 150 for airliners and nearly 200 for the B-1B. Douglas L. Dodson, Jr. Glasair II-S FT Flight Test Engineer, CFI-A,G