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gecko200
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Where can you find airfoil designs

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I am looking into a project similar to which wing creates the greatest lift but don't know where to look for airfoil shapes.
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Re: Where can you find airfoil designs

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gecko200 - You might start by simply doing an Internet search on "airfoil designs". It produces thousands of references to get you started.

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Re: Where can you find airfoil designs

Post by deleted-93346 »

You might also take a look at the references cited here:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... background

Happy hunting!
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