NACA airfoils

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airfoil
gptkbp:analyzes computational fluid dynamics
experimental methods
gptkbp:appearsIn aircraft design
wind tunnel testing
gptkbp:basedOn camber line
leading edge shape
thickness distribution
trailing edge shape
gptkbp:category subsonic airfoils
supersonic airfoils
transonic airfoils
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:NACA_four-digit_series
gptkb:NACA_five-digit_series
NACA_six-digit_series
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics
gptkbp:developedBy 1930s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NACA airfoils
gptkbp:influenced aircraft performance
aerospace engineering
modern airfoil design
gptkbp:influencedBy airfoil theory
gptkbp:notableEvent NACA 0012
NACA 2412
NACA 4412
NACA 23012
NACA 0015
NACA 6409
NACA 0010
NACA 0018
NACA 2415
NACA 4415
gptkbp:relatedTo performance metrics
aerodynamic efficiency
flow separation
control surfaces
lift-to-drag ratio
stall characteristics
boundary layer control
airfoil optimization
airfoil shape
airfoil testing
gptkbp:usedFor drag reduction
lift generation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:spacecraft
aerodynamics
drones
helicopters
gliders
model aircraft
full-scale aircraft