How would you go about finding an equation for the lift coefficient of this wing where the lift distribution is known to be elliptical but the planform is not?
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The (local) lift depends on many factors - not only the chord but also the profile, angle of incidence - and even up to the actual local flow. Without knowing the details of the actual wing, the distribution of lift can be hard to calculate.