The students in my 7th grade math student will be creating a scale model airfoil of the Cessna 170B. We will probably use them to create the entire wing including the variance in chord dimension near the end of the wing. I was curious how many ribs does the C170B have on one wing? With a bunch of 170 drivers on here someone must know.

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Looks like 11 including the wing root and tip rib. That is looking at the Cessna 170B parts manual wing schematic. PM your email to me and I can send you a PDF of the manual. You can down load it on line but don't remember where.

Good luck, Paul

Thanks for both replies. It's greatly appreciated!

Titus577 wrote:The students in my 7th grade math student will be creating a scale model airfoil of the Cessna 170B. We will probably use them to create the entire wing including the variance in chord dimension near the end of the wing. I was curious how many ribs does the C170B have on one wing? With a bunch of 170 drivers on here someone must know.

Thanks

That is an extremely cool project. Bet the kids are really going to dig it!

They are excited.... I'll post some pictures as we progress.... I'm really excited about the new common core standards most states are adopting because it encourages this type of approach to teaching. A strong focus on STEM, college, and career education.

I've been looking at this program called FlyToLearn that utilizes x-plane to design various aircraft and analysis their flight characteristics such as wing loading, aspect ratio, etc. Any insight into X-Plane?