NACA 4-digit airfoils

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airfoil series
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:NACA_5-digit_airfoils
gptkb:NACA_6-series_airfoils
gptkbp:characterizedBy 4-digit code
gptkbp:codeDescribes maximum camber
maximum thickness
location of maximum camber
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics
gptkbp:example gptkb:NACA_0012
gptkb:NACA_2412
gptkb:NACA_4412
gptkbp:form polynomial equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NACA 4-digit airfoils
gptkbp:introducedIn 1930s
gptkbp:notableFor simplicity
widespread adoption
gptkbp:profile symmetric
cambered
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:NACA_Technical_Reports
gptkbp:usedBy aircraft manufacturers
aerospace engineers
gptkbp:usedFor wings
propeller blades
control surfaces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:engineer
aeronautical engineering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastman_Jacobs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6