Name |
Nickname |
Wing Area (m^2) |
Cruising Sp (m/s) |
Cl |
Weight (N) |
Wright Brothers |
Wright Flyer |
47 |
15 |
0.70 |
3,352 |
Ford Tri-Motor |
Tin Goose |
73 |
48 |
0.60 |
45,021 |
Ryan |
Spirit of St. Louis |
30 |
48 |
0.74 |
22,834 |
Boeing B-17 |
Flying Fortress |
142 |
69 |
1.05 |
320,656 |
Name |
Nickname |
Cruising Sp (m/s) |
Cruising Sp (km/hr) |
Altitude (m) |
angle of attack |
Wright Brothers |
Wright Flyer |
15 |
54 |
5 |
3 degrees |
Ford Tri-Motor |
Tin Goose |
48 |
172 |
3050 |
3 degrees |
Ryan |
Spirit of St. Louis |
48 |
173 |
3050 |
3 degrees |
Boeing B-17 |
Flying Fortress |
69 |
250 |
3050 |
3 degrees |
Name |
Nickname |
Thickness |
Camber |
Wing Area (m^2) |
|
Wright Brothers |
Wright Flyer |
1.25 |
1.25 |
47 |
|
Ford Tri-Motor |
Tin Goose |
20.0 |
1.75 |
73 |
|
Ryan |
Spirit of St. Louis |
25.0 |
2.75 |
30 |
|
Boeing B-17 |
Flying Fortress |
20.0 |
5.5 |
142 |
|
Name |
Nickname |
Chart One Answers Lift (N) |
Chart Two Answers Lift (N) |
||
Wright Brothers |
Wright Flyer |
3391 |
3386 |
||
Ford Tri-Motor |
Tin Goose |
45430 |
45350 |
||
Ryan |
Spirit of St. Louis |
23016 |
22900 |
||
Boeing B-17 |
Flying Fortress |
326933 |
327700 |
Last Update: 8/14/97
Name: Michael Burich
Email: burich@juno.com