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Old 03-03-2017, 10:41 AM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
Does anyone have any idea of what kind of forces a 6 foot wide, 3 foot long wing would see angled up into the wind at say a 45 degree angle or more at say up to 70 mpH?
I used to post such questions in the forum below, looks like "Mechanical Engineering" not "General Physics" is the subsection you want.

https://www.physicsforums.com/

The answer is "huge", but don't quote me on that.

EDIT:

I went ahead and created a thread, maybe we will get a bite, maybe some deserved ridicule for being dummies, don't know yet.

https://www.physicsforums.com/thread...70-mph.906287/
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