TF thunderbolt airfoil
07-27-2003, 02:37 PM
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TF thunderbolt airfoil
I've heard really good things about the TF thunderbolt's flying qualities. Does anyone know whether the airfoil is an NACA type or a special design? I'd like to try it on a scratch building project.
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07-27-2003, 03:33 PM
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TF thunderbolt airfoil
It uses the Selig S8036 airfoil at the root, and the S8037 at the tip. These airfoils were designed specifically for the TF Thunderbolt, but I think some of the other new TF models are also using them.
You can find the coordinates on our website:
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/...atabase.html#S
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Bennie
You can find the coordinates on our website:
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/...atabase.html#S
Regards,
Bennie
07-27-2003, 05:36 PM
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tf airfoil
Originally posted by Oryx
It uses the Selig S8036 airfoil at the root, and the S8037 at the tip. These airfoils were designed specifically for the TF Thunderbolt, but I think some of the other new TF models are also using them.
You can find the coordinates on our website:
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/...atabase.html#S
Regards,
Bennie
It uses the Selig S8036 airfoil at the root, and the S8037 at the tip. These airfoils were designed specifically for the TF Thunderbolt, but I think some of the other new TF models are also using them.
You can find the coordinates on our website:
http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/m-selig/ads/...atabase.html#S
Regards,
Bennie
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07-27-2003, 09:36 PM
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Re: airfoil
Originally posted by toy264
Did you use the same airrfoil(s) on the H. stab?
John
Did you use the same airrfoil(s) on the H. stab?
John
Just to clarify: I don't work for Top-Flite, but I am in Dr. Selig's research group - he designed the airfoils for Top-Flite. To answer your question about the horizontal stab: I do not know for sure which airfoil they used, but I am pretty sure it would not have been the S8036 or S8037, as both of these airfoils have some camber. Instead, they probably used a thinner, symmetrical airfoil such as the NACA0009, S9026 or something similar. Unfortunately I don't know for sure.
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Bennie
