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Question 336 - Principles of Flight - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

The largest local chord occurring anywhere on the wing.

The arithmetic mean of the root and tip chords for every planform.

The reference chord of an equivalent aerofoil representing the wing’s aerodynamic characteristics, used for moments and CG reference.

The wing area divided by the span, for every planform.

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