A frequently quoted rule of thumb in aircraft design is that wings should produce about 1000 N of lift per square meter of wing. (The fact that a wing has a top and bottom surface does not double its area.) a. At takeoff, an aircraft travels at 55 m/s, so that the air speed relative to the bottom of the wing is 55 m/s. Given the sea level density of air to be 1.29 kg/m3, how fast must it move over the upper surface to create the ideal lift?  b. How fast must air move over the upper surface at a cruising speed of 249 m/s and at an altitude where air density is one-fourth that at sea level?

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 A frequently quoted rule of thumb in aircraft design is that wings should produce about 1000 N of lift per square meter of wing. (The fact that a wing has a top and bottom surface does not double its area.)

a. At takeoff, an aircraft travels at 55 m/s, so that the air speed relative to the bottom of the wing is 55 m/s. Given the sea level density of air to be 1.29 kg/m3, how fast must it move over the upper surface to create the ideal lift? 

b. How fast must air move over the upper surface at a cruising speed of 249 m/s and at an altitude where air density is one-fourth that at sea level? 

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