If the wing thickness is 0.3 meter's and the wing area is 62 square meter's what is the wing loading?
It is impossible to solve this as the weight of the aircraft and/or airfoil are not specified. The equation for finding wing loading in simple is "((x * 2304) / y) / 16" Where 'x' equals the total aircraft weight (in pounds) and 'y' equals the wing surface area (in square inches) BE SURE TO FIND THE TOTAL SURFACE AREA FOR ONE SIDE OF ALL WINGS COMBINED BEFORE CALCULATION. So to answer your question, lets suppose the aircraft weight is 25,000 lbs. Our equation would look like... ((25000 * 2304) / 19,728) / 16 I will explain exactly what I did to determine the above eqation... 25,000 * 2304 = 57,600,000 (This is the first step, multiplying weight by 2304) 62 * 2.21 = 137 (We must convert 62 square metres to square feet) 137 * 144 = 19,728 (There are 144 square inches in a square foot) 57,600,000 / 19,728 = 2,919.71 (This is the wing loading in ounces per square foot) 2,919,71 / 16 = 182.48 (There are 16 ounces in a pound) Wing Loading: 182.48 pounds per square foot As you may have noticed, wing thickness is irrelevant. All that matters is the surface area of one side of the wing(s). Be sure to calculate the total surface area of all lift surfaces (i.e. wings, elevators/canards, etc.) and add them to your total surface area before total calculation. I hope this has educated you on wing loading!