wing loading

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wing loading

The gross weight of an airplane divided by the wing area. Used in stress analysis.

wing loading

(Engineering / Aeronautics) the total weight of an aircraft divided by its wing area

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wing loading - the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area

loading - the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

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