proppastie
Well-Known Member
What would be the loads on only the fabric of the fuselage? My basic structure is a single tube so the tube will not carry any fabric loads except where the frames/ribs attach and those loads are slight in comparison to the structure loads. I have a reference to limit of 12#/ft sq. for gust/maneuver loads on the tail and control surfaces, would that be a reasonable number or is it way too high. I have AR's flat plate drag spread sheet, is that useful to my question? Certainly I could use the loading for the wing,it is an average of 2 #/ft sq. for I think best L/D.
