Synonyms

wing loading

wing loading

noun Aeronautics.
See under loading (def. 4).

Origin:
1910–15

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Wing loading is always a great word to know.
So is simple pendulum. Does it mean:
apparatus with suspended point mass, frictionless thread, constant length and periodic motion
proportionality between applied force and resulting change in length of a given spring
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load·ing

[loh-ding]
noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that loads.
2.
that with which something is loaded; load, burden, or charge.
3.
Electricity. the process of adding reactance to a telephone circuit, radio antenna, etc.
4.
Aeronautics. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to engine power (power loading), wing span (span loading), or wing area (wing loading).
5.
Insurance. an addition to the net premium, to cover expenses and allow a margin for contingencies and profit.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see load, -ing1
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wing loading
 
n
the total weight of an aircraft divided by its wing area

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