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Old 12th August 2001 | 19:36
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wulfman
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Question QUESTION for everyone
I have a geustion!
What does airfoil means?
Can somebody please tell me that!
Thanx a lot
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Old 12th August 2001 | 20:14
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http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/htm/airfoils.html
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Old 13th August 2001 | 00:19
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The NACA did stacks of wind-tunnel testing in the 30's and 40's regarding various airfoil sections and this information has been in publication for MANY years. For example, the B747 airfoil section was known from about 1944. Probably much longer than many on this forum have been around......
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Old 13th August 2001 | 01:50
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Very nice link, thank you !

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follow the Graingers link, best I've seen

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Old 14th August 2001 | 08:46
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Airfoil = Americanisation of 'Aerofoil'.

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