Projected area question

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warwickl
warwickl
NSW
2360 posts
NSW, 2360 posts
15 Mar 2023 7:27am
Kites we talk about projected area is this also relevant to windwings?
marco
marco
WA
332 posts
WA, 332 posts
15 Mar 2023 8:57am
A wing is flat or?
ActionSportsWA
ActionSportsWA
WA
1005 posts
WA, 1005 posts
15 Mar 2023 10:43am
Hi Warwick,

In kiting, the "C" shape of the wings means a huge difference between surface area as compared to Projected (shadow) area. In foils and wings the surface area is almost the same as the projected area. Some earlier anhedral wings may have a slightly different ratio, but in general, it's not really relevant in wing foiing.

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