Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Journal by Derek 4 Nov 09 :Length and Width of the wing

Length- 1m

Width-32cm


Why do the glider wing length 1m?

It is to gild further distance as the wing is long.while the longer the wing the heavier it is so we try to keep our wing as light as possible.


Why do the glider wing width 32cm?

The gilder width need to be long , so that the surface area is big to trap a little air below the airfoil for higher pressure to create lift.

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