In aircraft design, when calculating the surface area of a vertical component, such as a vertical tail fin or vertical stabilizer, you can typically use the formula for the area of a rectangle, as these surfaces are often close to being flat and rectangular.
Here’s the formula and its definition:Surface Area of a Vertical Component (e.g., Vertical Tail Fin or Vertical Stabilizer):
- Length (L) is the span or chord length of the horizontal component (in meters, m).
- Width (W) is the width or average width of the horizontal component (in meters, m)