Wing loading is a measure of the distribution of an aircraft’s weight across its wing area. It quantifies the amount of weight that each unit area of the wing must support during flight. Higher wing loading indicates that more weight is distributed over the wing, while lower wing loading implies less weight per unit area. The formula to calculate wing loading as follows:
Where:
- : Wing loading ( kilograms per square meter)
- : Weight of the aircraft (Kg )
- : Wing area (m2)