Wing loading :
Wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing.
The faster an aircraft flies, the more lift is produced by each unit area of wing, so a smaller wing can carry the same weight in level flight, operating at a higher wing loading.
Correspondingly, the landing and take-off speeds will be higher. The high wing loading also decreases maneuverability.
Wing loading is a useful measure of the general manoeuvring performance of an aircraft.
Wings generate lift owing to the motion of air over the wing surface. Larger wings move more air, so an aircraft with a large wing area relative to its mass (i.e., low wing loading) will have more lift at any given speed.
Therefore, an aircraft with lower wing loading will be able to take-off and land at a lower speed (or be able to take off with a greater load). It will also be able to turn faster.
As such, can I say that the GWS range of foamies :
40 - 36.9 ( g/dm2 )
T6 - 29.1
Spitfire - 28.2
F4U - 28
P51D - 26
Zero - 25.7
Estarter - 23.4
ME109 - 22.9
So does that mean ME109 can fly much more easier than the other GWS planes in the above list, except the Estarter of course, since that is a high wing.
OK got to admit I still like warbirds... going to be another blue color this time..
Wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing.
The faster an aircraft flies, the more lift is produced by each unit area of wing, so a smaller wing can carry the same weight in level flight, operating at a higher wing loading.
Correspondingly, the landing and take-off speeds will be higher. The high wing loading also decreases maneuverability.
Wing loading is a useful measure of the general manoeuvring performance of an aircraft.
Wings generate lift owing to the motion of air over the wing surface. Larger wings move more air, so an aircraft with a large wing area relative to its mass (i.e., low wing loading) will have more lift at any given speed.
Therefore, an aircraft with lower wing loading will be able to take-off and land at a lower speed (or be able to take off with a greater load). It will also be able to turn faster.
As such, can I say that the GWS range of foamies :
40 - 36.9 ( g/dm2 )
T6 - 29.1
Spitfire - 28.2
F4U - 28
P51D - 26
Zero - 25.7
Estarter - 23.4
ME109 - 22.9
So does that mean ME109 can fly much more easier than the other GWS planes in the above list, except the Estarter of course, since that is a high wing.
OK got to admit I still like warbirds... going to be another blue color this time..
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