Mechta
21st Oct 2011, 13:05
I've been looking at some aerofoils for a college lifting body project, and have been drawn to the idea of using a non-pitching aerofoil.
Most common aerofoils e.g. Clark Y, tend to have the stall angle pretty close to the maximum coefficient of lift (Max CL) angle.
Airfoil Investigation Database - Showing CLARK Y (http://www.worldofkrauss.com/foils/483)
Major exceptions to this are zero-pitching, non-pitching or, I guess you could say 'reflexed', aerofoils. In some cases, such as the Clark YS, the stall angle is almost half the Max CL angle.
Airfoil Investigation Database - Showing CLARK YS (http://www.worldofkrauss.com/foils/1951)
In this context, what is meant by the stall angle, as its evidently not what I would think of as a stall in the conventional sense?
Most common aerofoils e.g. Clark Y, tend to have the stall angle pretty close to the maximum coefficient of lift (Max CL) angle.
Airfoil Investigation Database - Showing CLARK Y (http://www.worldofkrauss.com/foils/483)
Major exceptions to this are zero-pitching, non-pitching or, I guess you could say 'reflexed', aerofoils. In some cases, such as the Clark YS, the stall angle is almost half the Max CL angle.
Airfoil Investigation Database - Showing CLARK YS (http://www.worldofkrauss.com/foils/1951)
In this context, what is meant by the stall angle, as its evidently not what I would think of as a stall in the conventional sense?