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Wing loading

In aerodynamics, wing loading is the total weight of an aircraft or flying animal divided by the area of its wing. The stalling speed, takeoff speed and landing speed of an aircraft are partly determined by its wing loading.

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Nodes48
Edges47
Triples86
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
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related to External links · 18
Wing loading → Chapter, Design Trends, Earl, Laurence, Loftin Jr, Maximum Lift Coefficient, Modern Aircraft, NASA Scientific, North American, PDF, Performance, Poole, Quest, Stalling Speed, Technical Information Branch, The Auk, The Evolution, Weights
related to Effect on takeoff and landing speeds · 14
Wing loading → As, At, CL, For, Ground, Likewise, M/A, Mg/A, So, Some, The, With L/A, WS, WSg
related to Flaps · 13
Wing loading → Blown, CLmax, For, Fowler, High, Like, Lockheed's Starfighter, Mirage, Mirage III, Such, The F-16, They, This
related to Effect on stability · 9
Wing loading → Dassault Mirage III, For, GA, N/m2, Newton's, Quantitatively, The F-15E Strike Eagle, Wing, WS
related to Effect on turning performance · 7
Wing loading → As, At Mach, The, This, To, Turning, With
related to Effect on performance · 5
Wing loading → It, Larger, Therefore, Wing, Wings
related to Variable-sweep wing · 5
Wing loading → Aircraft, As, Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Panavia Tornado, When
related to Water ballast use in gliders · 4
Wing loading → By, Modern, The, With
related to Effect of development · 3
Wing loading → Although, An, As
related to Fuselage lift · 3
Wing loading → Falcon, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting, Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum

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wing loading aircraft lift speed area performance design takeoff low also m2 high angle higher landing turn displaystyle kg loadings

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Wing loadingis atotal weight of an aircraft or flying animal divided by the area of its wing0.90text
that found on the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon or Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum helps to reduce wing loadinginstance ofDesign considerationsFuselage liftA blended wing-fuselage design0.80text
certain flaps allow the option of smaller wings to be used in a design in order to achieve similar landing speeds compared to an alternate design using a larger wing without a high lift deviceinstance ofHigh lift devices0.80text
the Mirage 2000 or Mirage IIIinstance ofwhich allows it a much smoother low altitude flight at full throttle speeds compared to low wing loading delta designs0.80text
that found on the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon or Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum helps to reduce wing loadinginstance ofFuselage liftA blended wing-fuselage design0.80text
Wing loadingrelated to Effect of developmentAs0.60section
Wing loadingrelated to Effect of developmentAn0.60section
Wing loadingrelated to Effect of developmentAlthough0.60section
Wing loadingrelated to Effect on performanceWing0.60section
Wing loadingrelated to Effect on performanceWings0.60section
Wing loadingrelated to Effect on performanceLarger0.60section
Wing loadingrelated to Effect on performanceTherefore0.60section

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