Talk:Wet wing

History?
I was hoping to find some history of this idea here. Who did this first? The Seversky SEV-3? DonPMitchell (talk) 17:46, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

decreased wing root bending moment
'.. wing root bending moment caused by the lift generated by the wings in flight is decreased.'

Does anyone know why this is the case?

I understand that the wing root bending moment that is generated by the weight of the wing and thus its inertia is reduced through reducing the weight of the wing.

Thanks from Stefan Lodidol (talk) 06:42, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * I think is is because in general on a wet wing the fuel can be located closer to the wing root than with tanks, but I agree that it isn't clear in the article. - Ahunt (talk) 13:38, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Diagram
Hi, I think this article need a picture/diagram. I think the picture below would be a great choice, since it clearly shows the fuel carrying parts of the wing (not always easy to visualise). Not everyone agrees and my edits have been reverted. 3rd opinions welcome... --MBiR (talk) 10:14, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * While the diagram may show a wet wing fuel cell arrangement it isn't specific and doesn't add a lot to the reader's understanding of the subject. Don't we have a better image somewhere? - Ahunt (talk) 16:38, 23 October 2019 (UTC)