Take this quiz to see how well you understand our Measuring Lessons. Here are some questions for you to research on your own: Are movies for real? When movie flights are in trouble and the crew starts dumping items (luggage, beverage carts, unruly children) to lighten the load, is this a reasonable solution to a wing loading problem? Why would or wouldn’t this work? What is the relationship between the power/weight ratio and wing loading? What is the minimum power/weight ratio required for flight? How do different materials affect wing loading? Explain why certain materials are used for different types of aircraft. .

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