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Old 16th Jan 2004, 11:48
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djpil
 
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Most training GA aircraft based off NACA-6 aerofoil profile.
MY guess is that less than half of the training GA use NACA 6 series sections. Regardless of that, the type of aerofoil section has a very small effect on the overall L/D ratio.
eg if a Tiger Moth used the 6 series section it would still have an L/D only slightly better than a brick.
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