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Airfoil Construction

The document provides information about constructing an airfoil shape for an airplane wing. It defines an airfoil as the special shape of a wing that allows the wing to generate lift. As air passes over and under the wing, the curved upper surface causes the air to speed up and reduce pressure above the wing, while the pressure below remains the same. This pressure difference causes the wing to be "lifted" upward, countering the downward force of gravity and enabling flight. The document then gives formulas and data to construct a scaled model of a specific airfoil cross-section, NACA 2412, including station points, ordinate values, and radii at the leading edge.

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Airfoil Construction

The document provides information about constructing an airfoil shape for an airplane wing. It defines an airfoil as the special shape of a wing that allows the wing to generate lift. As air passes over and under the wing, the curved upper surface causes the air to speed up and reduce pressure above the wing, while the pressure below remains the same. This pressure difference causes the wing to be "lifted" upward, countering the downward force of gravity and enabling flight. The document then gives formulas and data to construct a scaled model of a specific airfoil cross-section, NACA 2412, including station points, ordinate values, and radii at the leading edge.

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ACTIVITY NO.

AIRFOIL CONSTRUCTION

AIRFOIL - An airplane wing has a special shape called an airfoil.


As a wing moves through air, the air is split and passes above and below the wing. The
wings upper surface is shaped so the air rushing over the top speeds up and stretches out. This
decreases the air pressure above the wing. The air flowing below the wing moves in a straighter
line, so its speed and air pressure remain the same.
Since high air pressure always moves toward low air pressure, the air below the wing
pushes upward toward the air above the wing. The wing is in the middle, and the whole wing is
lifted. The faster an airplane moves, the more lift there is. And when the force of lift is greater
than the force of gravity, the airplane is able to fly.
Given:
NACA 2412
CHORD, C = 120 cm
SCALE, 1:2
Formulas:
1. X U = (X/C)U x C
100
2. ZU = (Z/C)U x C
100
3. XL = (X/C)L x C
100
4. ZL = (Z/C)L x C
100
5. ZC = ZU + ZL
2
6. L.E. RADIUSCOMPUTED = L.E. RADIUS GIVEN x C
100
7. SLOPE OF RADIUS THROUGH L.E., : = Arctan (SLOPE)GIVEN

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ACTIVITY NO. 1

AIRFOIL CONSTRUCTION
GIVEN TABLE

NACA Section 2412


Upper Surface
Lower Surface
Station
Ordinates
Station
Ordinates
( U
( U
( U
( U
%
0
0.5
0.75
1.25
2.5
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100

%
0
1.4269
1.709
2.1606
2.9863
4.1304
4.9677
5.6291
6.6073
7.2607
7.6695
7.8785
7.9163
7.803
7.5685
7.2425
6.8341
6.3506
5.7972
5.1778
4.4949
3.7497
2.9422
2.0711
1.1341
0.1275

%
0
0.5
0.75
1.25
2.5
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100

%
0
-1.0396
-1.2852
-1.6513
-2.2684
-3.0054
-3.458
-3.7608
-4.1022
-4.2278
-4.2209
-4.1286
-3.9819
-3.803
-3.5931
-3.3462
-3.072
-2.7784
-2.471
-2.154
-1.8305
-1.5017
-1.1681
-0.8289
-0.4821
-0.1251

L.E. radius = 1.587 cm


slope of mean line at LE = 0.1000
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ACTIVITY NO. 1

AIRFOIL CONSTRUCTION
COMPUTED TABLE

NACA Section 2412


Upper Surface
Lower Surface
Station
Ordinate
Station
Ordinate
XU
Cm
0
0.6
0.9
1.5
3
6
9
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
66
72
78
84
90
96
102
108
114
120

ZU
Cm
0
1.71228
2.0508
2.59272
3.58356
4.95648
5.96124
6.75492
7.92876
8.71284
9.2034
9.4542
9.49956
9.3636
9.0822
8.691
8.20092
7.62072
6.95664
6.21336
5.39388
4.49964
3.53064
2.48532
1.36092
0.153

XL
Cm
0
0.6
0.9
1.5
3
6
9
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
66
72
78
84
90
96
102
108
114
120

ZU
Cm
0
-1.24752
-1.54224
-1.98156
-2.72208
-3.60648
-4.1496
-4.51296
-4.92264
-5.07336
-5.06508
-4.95432
-4.77828
-4.5636
-4.31172
-4.01544
-3.6864
-3.33408
-2.9652
-2.5848
-2.1966
-1.80204
-1.40172
-0.99468
-0.57852
-0.15012

Mean
Camber
ZC
cm
0
0.23238
0.25428
0.30558
0.43074
0.675
0.90582
1.12098
1.50306
1.81974
2.06916
2.24994
2.36064
2.4
2.38524
2.33778
2.25726
2.14332
1.99572
1.81428
1.59864
1.3488
1.06446
0.74532
0.3912
0.00144

L.E. radius = 1.9044 cm


slope of mean line at LE = 5.710 degree

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ACTIVITY NO. 1

AIRFOIL CONSTRUCTION

SCALED TABLE
NACA Section 2412
Upper Surface
Lower Surface
Station Ordinate Station
Ordinate
XU
Cm
0
0.3
0.45
0.75
1.5
3
4.5
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
36
39
42
45
48
51
54
57
60

ZU
Cm
0
0.85614
1.0254
1.29636
1.79178
2.47824
2.98062
3.37746
3.96438
4.35642
4.6017
4.7271
4.74978
4.6818
4.5411
4.3455
4.10046
3.81036
3.47832
3.10668
2.69694
2.24982
1.76532
1.24266
0.68046
0.0765

XL
Cm
0
0.3
0.45
0.75
1.5
3
4.5
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
36
39
42
45
48
51
54
57
60

ZU
Cm
0
-0.62376
-0.77112
-0.99078
-1.36104
-1.80324
-2.0748
-2.25648
-2.46132
-2.53668
-2.53254
-2.47716
-2.38914
-2.2818
-2.15586
-2.00772
-1.8432
-1.66704
-1.4826
-1.2924
-1.0983
-0.90102
-0.70086
-0.49734
-0.28926
-0.07506

Mean
Camber
ZC
cm
0
0.11619
0.12714
0.15279
0.21537
0.3375
0.45291
0.56049
0.75153
0.90987
1.03458
1.12497
1.18032
1.2
1.19262
1.16889
1.12863
1.07166
0.99786
0.90714
0.79932
0.6744
0.53223
0.37266
0.1956
0.00072

L.E. radius = 0.9522cm


slope of mean line at LE = 5.710 degree
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