Lift Force Calculator
Lift from air density, true airspeed, wing area and a lift coefficient you supply.
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
The basic force equations of flight: lift, drag, wing loading, turn radius and load factor. Coefficients and stall speeds are always values you supply, so the pages work as a way to explore how each term changes the result.
Calculators
Drag Force Calculator
Drag from air density, true airspeed, reference area and a drag coefficient you supply.
Aerodynamics
Wing Loading Calculator
Wing loading from aircraft mass and wing area, in kg/m², lb/ft² and N/m².
Aerodynamics
Turn Radius Calculator
Radius and rate of a level coordinated turn from true airspeed and bank angle.
Aerodynamics
Load Factor Calculator
Load factor in a level turn from bank angle, and the matching rise in stall speed.
Aerodynamics
Guides
Aerodynamics
Load Factor and Aircraft Maneuvers
Load factor is lift divided by weight. In a level turn it equals 1 ÷ cos(bank), and stall speed rises with its square root.
Aerodynamics
Understanding Aircraft Turn Radius
Turn radius depends only on true airspeed and bank angle. See why doubling the speed quadruples the radius and what steeper bank costs.
Aerodynamics
Wing Loading Explained
Wing loading is aircraft weight divided by wing area. Learn how that one ratio shapes stall speed, turning ability and the ride in rough air.
Aerodynamics
Understanding Aerodynamic Drag
Parasite drag rises with the square of speed and induced drag falls with it. See how the two add up to a total drag curve with a minimum.
Aerodynamics
Basic Principles of Aircraft Lift
How a wing produces lift by turning the air and creating a pressure difference, and what each term in the lift equation does to the result.