Airfoil selection

Article Abstract:

An airfoil with suitable flight characteristics must be chosen out of hundreds of available sections when designing a model or full-scale plane. A lesson on understanding the data and reading plots necessary for proper airfoil section selection is presented.

Aerofoils, Airfoils

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The balancing act

Article Abstract:

More than half of the Swift model airplane is composed of control components, landing gear components and power components and fuel. Techniques for locating these factors to correctly plan a model airplane's center of gravity are discussed.

Planning, Center of mass

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Airfoil selection, part 2

Article Abstract:

Several formulas are outlined for designing airfoils according to the kind of performance desired. The formulas can be used to design airfoils for sailplanes, acrobatic models, and sport models.

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