Wing Loading Calculator

Measurement

Imperial units

Metric units

Enter Wingspan
inches mm
Enter Model Weight
ounces grams
Enter Wing root chord
inches mm
Enter Wing tip chord
inches mm
or
Enter Average Wing chord
inches mm
Wing Area
sq.in sq.dm

Total Wing Loading

oz/sq.ft g/sq.dm



Wing Loading Reference

10 oz/sq.ft
Glider
15 oz/sq.ft
Trainers
20 oz/sq.ft
Sport Plane
25 oz/sq.ft
Fighters

Formulas Used

Wing Loading, Imperial
Loading (oz/sq.ft) = Weight(oz) / ( Wingspan(in) * Wing Chord(in) / 144 )
Wing Loading, Metric
Loading (g/sq.dm) = Weight(g) / ( Wingspan(mm) * Wing Chord(mm) / 10000 )

Basic Conversions

1 Sq.Dm = 15.49997 Sq. In
1 Sq.In = 0.064516 Sq. Dm
1000 Gms = 2.204623 Lbs (Pounds) = 35.273962 Oz.

 

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