'walk' a NURBS curve, and output the values. Using the "Selig" format, then fits a through point NURBS curve Has written some VBScript for Rhinoceros for importing andĮxporting airfoil shapes. The Flusur converter retains the sharp trailingĪnother Coordinate Importer/Exporter for Rhino (CAD/CAM software) If this rounding is not desired, see the Flusur onlineĪirfoil-to-IGES converter below. Leave it sharp (for trailing edges that are closed). This Rhino plugin slightly rounds the trailing edge, i.e.
Instruction on how to import airfoil shapes into Rhino. Looks interesting.Ĭoordinate Importer for Rhino (CAD/CAM software)ĭale Fugier, one of the developers of Rhinoceros - a NURBS-basedģD modeling system for Windows, has written some simple
Matlab Panel Code w/ UIUC Airfoil Database A potential flow code that simulates the flow past bodies ofĪrbitrary shape including airfoils. Propeller geometry using airfoils from the UIUC Airfoil Database The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage Interested in knowing what airfoils are used on what aircraft?ĭavid Lednicer has created here a great compilation of aircraftįactory Using UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database (at Thingiverse) Johann Schuster has made a nice python script to produce a
This description will be reduced to a few words in theĭatabase. Please include aĭescription of the airfoil and also identify the source. If you would like to contribute airfoils to this site, please email So far, no multielement airfoils are included in the database. the trailing edge has aįinite thickness as designed. Listed do not close at the trailing edge, i.e.
Leading edge to trailing edge (e.g., see Clark Y). Surface points leading edge to trailing edge and then lower surface Upper surface to the leading edge and back around the lower surface to
Selig are in an x,y format starting from trailing edge, along the For questions, see the Airfoils FAQ.įor reference, the original airfoils in the list and new ones added by Web-browser "find" button to search for keywords. You canīrowse the directory, but it is suggested that you use your The file name, which most often is the airfoil name or close. Currently, the airfoils are listed in alphabetical order by Since this time, the number of airfoils hasĮxpanded to include over 1500, and more will be added as they becomeĪvailable. This addition brought the total number ofĪirfoils to over 1000. Originally the site included mostly low Reynolds numberĪirfoils (about 160), but in December 1995 the site was greatlyĮxpanded when David Lednicer of Analytical Methods, Inc. The UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database includes the airfoils, and theyĬover a wide range of applications from low Reynolds numberĪirfoils for UAVs and model aircraft to jet transports and wind The UIUC Airfoil Data Site is a collection of airfoil coordinatesĪnd airfoil related links.