A finite wing is one that ends (in a wing tip).

Looking at the evolution from ASW17 to ASW22 to ASW22BL to Eta, the idea of
a finite wing seems to be repellant to many soaring pilots :-)

--
Bert Willing

ASW20 "TW"


"Mark James Boyd" a écrit dans le message de
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http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...pectratio.html

A picture is worth a thousand words. I have no idea what a
"finite wing" is, but apparently it's important.

I also recall something about aspect ratios and AOA. I think
there was something about a higher aspect ratio wing stalling
at a lower AOA than a lower aspect ratio wing with
the same wing area and loading.

This is not the case. Stall AoA on relatively high-aspect ratio wings
such as on gliders is dependent on airfoil only.

Delta-wings with very low aspect-ratio indeed have a higher stall AoA.



P.S. Also, it's apparently
not important for the FAA to put an index in the
back of the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (1997).

And no index for the FAR/AIM? No wonder people buy the
commercial products instead of the gov't ones.