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SWIFT structure

Thread starter Dewey
Start date Apr 16, 2014

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Dewey

Well-Known Member

Apr 16, 2014

Can anyone tell me the wing root bending moment (at the wingspar/crossbar interface) of the SWIFT (the all-wing, foot-launch sailplane)?
Also, how to calculate it, it appears that it would be calculated as for a strut-braced spar because of the support the crossbar provides the wing so far outboard of the root. Is this correct?

Thanks,

Dewey

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