What is the wingspan to fuselage ration for a plane/glider, if there is one?
2007-02-23 07:43:00 · 4 answers · asked by flamingduck33 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
There is no set ratio for this because wingspan is not the important variable... the important thing is wing area... the larger the area of the wing, the more lift will be generated means more weight can be flown... there still is not a ratio for wing area to fuselage though... it all has to do with how much weight must be lifted...
2007-02-23 08:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by ALOPILOT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Impossible to answer unless you give us the dimensions of the fuselage in question. The problem is, all fuselages create lift to some limited degree; the wings are complimentary and therefore have a direct effect upon the amount of additional lift necessary for control during yaw, pitch and roll. The types of wings are also important as Rutans have a completely different role than an overwing Cessna...you need to rephrase or rethink your query.
2007-02-23 23:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by wetdreamdiver 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Strictly a function of design goals. I have flown the F-104, which had a 22 foot wingspan and was 56 feet long. My Cessna 421 has a 44 foot wingspan and is 36 feet long.
2007-02-23 11:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
To the best of my knowlede, there is no correct or set ratio. As you know, gliders usually have very long, narrow wings. Most jet airliners have rather short (by comparison) wings. Some prop-driven planes had mid-range wings. The earliest planes had two or three or more wings (biplanes, triplanes and multi-winged aircraft). there is no fixed ratio; the length of the wings were/are a matter of design. Whatever is necessary to maintain lift for the given design was/is utilized.
2007-02-23 07:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋