Timeline for Modelling airplane wing
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| Jan 21 at 23:19 | comment | added | Camille Goudeseune | @RobMcDonald, doh, of course. No idea what I was thinking. | |
| Jan 21 at 21:48 | answer | added | Rob McDonald | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 21 at 21:20 | comment | added | Rob McDonald | @CamilleGoudeseune Wings that are tapered are called tapered -- wings that swept are called swept. Wings can be swept about the LE, the c/4, c/2, TE, or any other reference line. If the reference line has zero sweep -- then it is considered un-swept. Even if this results in a LE and/or TE that is swept. Lots of low speed aircraft use tapered wings that are considered un-swept. They often use the reference line as the location for the main (or aft) spar. This allows primary structural members to be simple and straight, while still allowing for the aerodynamic benefits of taper. | |
| Jan 21 at 19:27 | comment | added | Camille Goudeseune | Is $b/2$ the half wingspan? How is area calculated, and why does that even matter? | |
| Jan 21 at 19:24 | history | edited | Camille Goudeseune | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 21 at 13:56 | history | asked | Dazai | CC BY-SA 4.0 |