Wingspan

The distance between the tip of the wings of an aircraft

Aircrafts require a higher wingspan for improved lift. The heavier the aircraft, the greater the area of the wings required

Wing area = Wingspan mean chord of wing

Mean wing chord

1 The average chord length of the wing is the mean aerodynamic chord

Chord leading edge (front edge) and the trailing edge (rear edge) of a wing parallel to the normal airflow of wind is called the chord

The distance between the

Footnotes

  1. Mean Aerodynamic Chord - SKYbrary