3D BLDR
/ SIM 01
Wing lab
How wings lift
Tilt the wing, bend it with slats and flaps, and watch what the air does.
Tilt
4°
Camber
2.0%
Lift
0 lb
Camber
2.0%
at 40% of the chord
Camber boost
+2.1°
acts like extra tilt
Longer wing
Math says
C
L
= 2π × (4.0° + 2.1°) = 0.67
Tunnel measures
C
L
= 0.61
Lift
½ × 1.225 × 44.7² × 7.5 × 0.61 = 5,600 N
Lift
0 lb
needs 1,225 lb to carry half a Cessna 172
Drag
0 lb
Stall
Level
Puff
¼×