NACA 4-digit formula

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airfoil designation system
gptkbp:appliesTo cambered airfoils
symmetric airfoils
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:NACA_5-digit_series
gptkb:NACA_6-series
NACA airfoil families
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics
gptkbp:example gptkb:NACA_2412
gptkbp:firstDigitRepresents maximum camber as percentage of chord
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NACA 4-digit formula
gptkbp:introducedIn 1930s
gptkbp:lastTwoDigitsRepresent maximum thickness as percentage of chord
gptkbp:secondDigitRepresents position of maximum camber in tenths of chord
gptkbp:usedBy aerospace engineers
gptkbp:usedFor airfoil shape specification
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:engineer
aerodynamic research
wind tunnel testing
gptkbp:usesDigits 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NACA_0006
gptkb:NACA_0008
gptkb:NACA_0009
gptkb:NACA_0012
gptkb:NACA_0015
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7