Airfoil databases
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You can sort the list by various parameters For our interest, you'd want to sort the list by lift-to-drag, or lift coeff. Click column headings. UIUC Airfoil Data Site |
Airfoils have somewhat limited utility for us landlubbers if one is thinking of basing an entire body on them- ground effect and all that. Still fun to play with though.
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Another intersting one regarding airfoil and ground effect. Though paid membership's required to use this airfoil calculator.
Airfoil calculator Aero template that's popular here seems great but if there's an alternative that has lower lift at the cost of slightly more drag, I'd like that over the aero template. |
I think the whole point of the template is to have neutral (no) lift. It is in ground effect and operates in the real world of approaches and departure angles and thus that is why it doesn't look like a true airfoil.
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I found this simple tool can calculate and visualize ground effect of an airfoil. Though with some limitations.
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In fact, coefficient of lift was greater when the airfoil was closer to the ground. In mid air CoL was 0.928. In the picture below, CoL is 0.978. http://pds24.egloos.com/pds/201204/0...b09a4d9801.png With front air dam. there's net downforce http://pds21.egloos.com/pds/201204/0...b11670a341.png |
Is that the template?
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