I am trying to create wings for a UAV project I am doing and have limited knowledge of airfoil design. I have attached some renderings and line drawings of my design that is in progress and wanted to know if someone out there had some advice on if this would work or not.
Thanks for any help,
Will
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generally, the more cambered (curved) the aerofoil, the more lift its going to produce but at the cost of more drag.
And a thicker aerofoil will generally stall gently and at a higher angle of attack than a thin one.
I dont know, I guess people get paid good salaries to refine these things so choosing the perfect aerofoil is probably beyond the scope of anyone here lul
and as for the elevators or ailerons question, what do you mean ? you definitley need elevators and probably want ailerons for this plane
What effect does the lower camber have? More lift but slower speed? The design I used was an existing airfoil and I just didnt know which airfoil characteristics affect which flying traits, so maybe a less aggressive shape will go a long way for my purpose
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You can get some idea here
Also move your aileron further out to the tip of the wing and just give it a straight taper is good enough.
R
2) You'll want to make the hinge line of your flaps straight.