At 04:01 PM 6/30/2006, you wrote: >So, with the Diehl wing, and a weight a little more than that, I get a wing >loading of 8.7 pounds/sq ft. Is that good or bad or neither? >Daniel R. Heath ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
The Cessna 152 at 1670 lbs gross and 160 sq/ft of wing would go about 10lbs/sq ft. At 8.7 lbs/sq.ft you will feel the bumps at the higher speeds. I'm probably 10+lbs/sq.ft and anything over 130 to 140 mph in turbulence starts getting pretty rough. Larry Flesner
