Thanks for all the info guys. My formula actually ends up being the same as the one below.
Brett At 02:23 PM 9/30/03 -0700, Harley Michaelis wrote: >Hi. . actually, for a given panel section it would be length in inches x .5 >(root chord + tip chord). Or just ignore the .5 to get the sum of the area >for both L & R panels combined. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 2:14 PM >Subject: [RCSE] Wing area calculator > > >> I used to have a link to a page that would calculate the area of wing >> panels, but can't find it anymore. Anyone have a URL? >> >> Barring that, in figuring out the area of a single wing panel, with a >> tapered leading edge and straight trailing edge, is the following formula >> correct? .5 * (panel span * (root chord + tip chord)) >> >> RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that >subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with >MIME turned off. >> > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
