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I have got into plotting NACA profiles by computing. Humbly beginning
with the simplest, which I presume to be NACA 4-digit, I found the Wikipedia page as a prime source of information. Plotting a symmetrical profile is not that hard: at regular intervals (=X along the chord), one calculates the thickness (=2*Y) and plots a dot at X,+Y and another at X,-Y . The formula for the thickness is netaly given in the wikipedia page, neat! The first step of assymetrical is just as easy: draw the camber line by calculating its offset from the chord at regular intervals. From the camber line. intrados and extrados points are again a vector away; and the magnitude of the vector is calculated in the same way. What beats me however is that, if I interpret the wikipedia page correctly, this vector should be considerd perpendicular to the camber line, where I would expect it to be vertical, i.e. perpendicular to the chord. Any comments here? Is my understanding of the wikipedia page correct? If so, what's a useable algorithm to plt intrados and extrados? And also, less poignant but still: How do I calculate from the basic parameters the behaviour of the profile, i.e. the Cl curves? And perhaps other nice info like the leading edge diameter? Generally: any pointers to in-depth information that a non-engineer can mentally digest? TIA, |
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