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The Next CEO of Stack OverflowDo any aircraft out there use negative lift?What would be the lift formula for straight wings?How can I estimate Roll from Position?Is there any way to estimate the weight difference between a trimmable horizontal stabilizer and a fixed tailplane?What is the definition of load factor & how do you apply it?When calculating the lift coefficient,should I use only the lift provided by wings, or also the net upward forces of the entire aircraft?How can I calculate the lift force on an aircraft pulling out of a dive?Does Buoyant Lift Force scale with Load Factor?When calculating lift, using the the NASA lift equation, can any value be increased, ie. velocity or surface area, for increased lift?Load factor and how does velocity affect it?










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If you mean total lift force, then yes you can as Lift = Load Factor * Aircraft Weight.






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    The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
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    That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
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    Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
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    @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
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    @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
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If you know where the CG is, and where the aerodynamic centers of the wing and the tail are (I am assuming a traditional configuration) so you know the distance from the aero center of the wing to the CG = d_wing, and similar for the tail, and you know the moment the wing generates (ignore the moment about the tail...it is small), and you know the load factor, then you can figure out the total lift generated by the wing. You have two equations:



Sum of moments about CG = 0 (constant pitch rate)



d_wing x liftWing + d_tail x liftTail + wingMoment = 0


Sum of lifts equals load factor times weight of aircraft



liftWing + liftTail = loadFactor x weight


Now solve for liftWing.






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    If you mean total lift force, then yes you can as Lift = Load Factor * Aircraft Weight.






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    • $begingroup$
      The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
      $endgroup$
      – Carlo Felicione
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      1 hour ago















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    $begingroup$

    If you mean total lift force, then yes you can as Lift = Load Factor * Aircraft Weight.






    share|improve this answer









    $endgroup$












    • $begingroup$
      The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
      $endgroup$
      – Carlo Felicione
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      1 hour ago













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    If you mean total lift force, then yes you can as Lift = Load Factor * Aircraft Weight.






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    If you mean total lift force, then yes you can as Lift = Load Factor * Aircraft Weight.







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    • $begingroup$
      The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
      $endgroup$
      – Carlo Felicione
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      1 hour ago
















    • $begingroup$
      The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
      $endgroup$
      – Carlo Felicione
      3 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
      $endgroup$
      – Ville Niemi
      2 hours ago










    • $begingroup$
      @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
      $endgroup$
      – Allen Huang
      1 hour ago















    $begingroup$
    The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
    $endgroup$
    – Ville Niemi
    3 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    The lift you get from that includes the lift from the fuselage and the tailplane. And it is a vector sum so yes the tailplane does matter.
    $endgroup$
    – Ville Niemi
    3 hours ago












    $begingroup$
    That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
    $endgroup$
    – Carlo Felicione
    3 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    That’s what I meant by total lifting force.
    $endgroup$
    – Carlo Felicione
    3 hours ago












    $begingroup$
    Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
    $endgroup$
    – Allen Huang
    2 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    Do you mean the load factor that I get from the handbook is the total load factor not just the load factor for the wing?
    $endgroup$
    – Allen Huang
    2 hours ago












    $begingroup$
    @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
    $endgroup$
    – Ville Niemi
    2 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    @CarloFelicione Yes, the reason I commented is because the question spoke about lift of the wing. But you can discuss that with Allen.
    $endgroup$
    – Ville Niemi
    2 hours ago












    $begingroup$
    @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
    $endgroup$
    – Allen Huang
    1 hour ago




    $begingroup$
    @CarloFelicione Could you tell me how to get the load factor for the wing?
    $endgroup$
    – Allen Huang
    1 hour ago











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    $begingroup$

    If you know where the CG is, and where the aerodynamic centers of the wing and the tail are (I am assuming a traditional configuration) so you know the distance from the aero center of the wing to the CG = d_wing, and similar for the tail, and you know the moment the wing generates (ignore the moment about the tail...it is small), and you know the load factor, then you can figure out the total lift generated by the wing. You have two equations:



    Sum of moments about CG = 0 (constant pitch rate)



    d_wing x liftWing + d_tail x liftTail + wingMoment = 0


    Sum of lifts equals load factor times weight of aircraft



    liftWing + liftTail = loadFactor x weight


    Now solve for liftWing.






    share|improve this answer









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      $begingroup$

      If you know where the CG is, and where the aerodynamic centers of the wing and the tail are (I am assuming a traditional configuration) so you know the distance from the aero center of the wing to the CG = d_wing, and similar for the tail, and you know the moment the wing generates (ignore the moment about the tail...it is small), and you know the load factor, then you can figure out the total lift generated by the wing. You have two equations:



      Sum of moments about CG = 0 (constant pitch rate)



      d_wing x liftWing + d_tail x liftTail + wingMoment = 0


      Sum of lifts equals load factor times weight of aircraft



      liftWing + liftTail = loadFactor x weight


      Now solve for liftWing.






      share|improve this answer









      $endgroup$















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        $begingroup$

        If you know where the CG is, and where the aerodynamic centers of the wing and the tail are (I am assuming a traditional configuration) so you know the distance from the aero center of the wing to the CG = d_wing, and similar for the tail, and you know the moment the wing generates (ignore the moment about the tail...it is small), and you know the load factor, then you can figure out the total lift generated by the wing. You have two equations:



        Sum of moments about CG = 0 (constant pitch rate)



        d_wing x liftWing + d_tail x liftTail + wingMoment = 0


        Sum of lifts equals load factor times weight of aircraft



        liftWing + liftTail = loadFactor x weight


        Now solve for liftWing.






        share|improve this answer









        $endgroup$



        If you know where the CG is, and where the aerodynamic centers of the wing and the tail are (I am assuming a traditional configuration) so you know the distance from the aero center of the wing to the CG = d_wing, and similar for the tail, and you know the moment the wing generates (ignore the moment about the tail...it is small), and you know the load factor, then you can figure out the total lift generated by the wing. You have two equations:



        Sum of moments about CG = 0 (constant pitch rate)



        d_wing x liftWing + d_tail x liftTail + wingMoment = 0


        Sum of lifts equals load factor times weight of aircraft



        liftWing + liftTail = loadFactor x weight


        Now solve for liftWing.







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