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Old 03-16-2013 | 08:16 AM
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Default RE: Symmetrical Airfoil LE Shape
The purpose of sharpening the leading edge is to reduce straight line drag, but maximum lift will suffer

If you're playing around with airfoil shapes, it might be worthwhile to try a NACA 0015-64

I'm using VisualFoil, by Hanley Innovations to analyze, and it shows both higher maximum lift and lower drag
Try Javafoil and see what happens?
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