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Old 3rd Jan 2011, 13:36
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Not on the list, but Vultee's model 51 and derivatives (V.54, BT-13, BT-15 etc.) had a symmetrical airfoil - probably NACA 0015. The V.51 first flew in March 1939 per Wikipedia.

And (I'm speculating here) the earlier Vultee SE transports (V-1A...) likely also used the same airfoil.

EDIT: While the Vultees are not listed, the Universal Products XBT-16 shows a "NACA 0018-64 mod" root airfoil. Inasmuch as the XBT-16 was a BT-13 modified to use major components made of molded plywood vs aluminum, I'd expect the other Vultees used the same airfoil.

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