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wulfman

12th August 2001 19:36

QUESTION for everyone

I have a geustion!
What does airfoil means?
Can somebody please tell me that!
Thanx a lot

Grainger

12th August 2001 20:14

http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/htm/airfoils.html

411A	13th August 2001 00:19

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......

davidgw

13th August 2001 01:50

Grainger
Very nice link, thank you !

wulfman
follow the Graingers link, best I've seen

PG

Kermit 180

14th August 2001 08:46

Airfoil = Americanisation of 'Aerofoil'.

Kermie http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/aircraft/stuka2.gif

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