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wing loading
noun
, Aeronautics.
- loading4
wing loading
noun
- the total weight of an aircraft divided by its wing area
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wing loading1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
The whole plane weighs only about 3,500 pounds, so what aeronautical engineers call “wing loading,” or force of the air on the wing, is low.
From New York Times
"We have calculated what we need in terms of energy, so that gave us the surface and it gave us the wing loading."
From Scientific American
The need for increased take-off power results from the higher wing loading necessitated by the modern demand for commercial aircraft with higher cruising speeds with reasonable power expenditure.
From Project Gutenberg
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