The camber-line is defined in two sections:
The NACA five-digit series describes more complex airfoil shapes: įor example, the NACA 23112 profile describes an airfoil with design lift coefficient of 0.3 (0.15*2), the point of maximum camber located at 15% chord (5*3), reflex camber (1), and maximum thickness of 12% of chord length (12).
The formula for the shape of a NACA 00xx foil, with "xx" being replaced by the percentage of thickness to chord, is: Plot of a NACA 0015 foil, generated from formula The 15 indicates that the airfoil has a 15% thickness to chord length ratio: it is 15% as thick as it is long.Įquation for a symmetrical 4-digit NACA airfoil The NACA 0015 airfoil is symmetrical, the 00 indicating that it has no camber. Four-digit series airfoils by default have maximum thickness at 30% of the chord (0.3 chords) from the leading edge. The NACA four-digit wing sections define the profile by: įor example, the NACA 2412 airfoil has a maximum camber of 2% located 40% (0.4 chords) from the leading edge with a maximum thickness of 12% of the chord. 1.2 The equation for a cambered 4-digit NACA airfoil.1.1 Equation for a symmetrical 4-digit NACA airfoil.