User Tools

Site Tools


drawingboard:fundamentals:hull_shape

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
drawingboard:fundamentals:hull_shape [2024/06/05 03:07] – [Wings] tailkinkerdrawingboard:fundamentals:hull_shape [2024/06/06 01:34] (current) – [Wings] tailkinker
Line 53: Line 53:
  
 Then just add that Minimum Wing Area into your vehicle's total Area.  You can, if you wish, add more wing area.  It will affect certain fiddly details such as your stall speed, aerial handling and runway takeoff distance. Then just add that Minimum Wing Area into your vehicle's total Area.  You can, if you wish, add more wing area.  It will affect certain fiddly details such as your stall speed, aerial handling and runway takeoff distance.
 +
 +==== Wing In Ground Effect ====
 +
 +If the wing is intended only to operate within the ground effect, you can halve the Minimum Wing Area.  However, your aircraft cannot fly higher than your vehicle's Linear value, expressed in meters.
drawingboard/fundamentals/hull_shape.1717556836.txt.gz · Last modified: by tailkinker