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NAME_________________________________ CLASS____________________
DATE____________
Wing Area (Level 2) Worksheet
USE INTEGRATION TO SOLVE THESE
PROBLEMS.
YOU MAY FIND IT HELPFUL TO ROTATE SOME SHAPES.
- What is the area of the Wright Brother's rectangular
planform?
area = _______________
- What is the area of the F-18 (Blue Angels) trapezoidal
planform?
area = _______________
- What is the area of the Concorde triangular planform?
(Note: These are not the actual dimensions.)
area = _______________
- What is the area of the Space Shuttle's compound planform?
(Note: These are not the actual dimensions.)
area = _______________
- What is the area of the Boeing 747 trapezoidal planform?
(Note: The coordinates of the vertices are given in the
diagram. These are not the actual dimensions. Hint: Rotate
the figure 90o or integrate along the y-axis with the
equations of the lines solved for x as a function of y.)
area = _______________
- Design your own wing below including its dimensions.
- What is the area of your airplane's planform?
- Explain why you designed your planform the way you did.