AIRFOIL ANALYSIS PROJECT

Aerospace Engineering
November 9, 2012
Carlos Ochoa

PROCEDURE:
Pulled coefficient values from FOILSim software (entered NACA code and range of values for angle of attack)
for a Cessna plane (NACA code - 2412)
We used Microsoft Excel to add an additional variable in the mix (air velocity).
We calculated lift / drag values for a 5"x3" airfoil scale model (for a variety of velocities and angles).
NACA 2412

Angle of Attack
()
0
5
7
10
13
16
20

Cl
0.243
0.801
1.01
1.306
1.523
1.556
1.188

Cd
0.02
0.084
0.124
0.201
0.281
0.325
0.284

Area (ft2)
(slugs/ft3)
0.002369 0.1042
A density of 1.221 kg/m3 was used in FOILSim. I converted this above.
The area is based on a 5" x 3" inch model.
Velocity Converted
v10mph 14.66667
v20mph 29.33333
v30mph
44
v40mph 58.66667


Cl

0.243

0.801

1.01

1.306

1.523

1.556

1.188

Cd

0.02

0.084

0.124

0.201

0.281

0.325

0.284

10

13

16

20

LIFT (lbs)

Velocity (mph)

0
0.00645
0.02580
0.05805
0.10320

10
20
30
40

5
0.02126
0.08504
0.19135
0.34018

Angle of Attack
7
10
13
0.02681 0.03467 0.04043
0.10723 0.13866 0.16170
0.24128 0.31199 0.36383
0.42894 0.55464 0.64680

16
0.04130
0.16520
0.37171
0.66082

20
0.03153
0.12613
0.28380
0.50453

Lift
0.70000
0.60000
0.40000
0.30000
0.20000
0.10000
0.00000

30 mph
0

10
13
Angle of Attack (degrees)

10 mph

16

Air Velocity

Lift (lbs)

0.50000

20

DRAG (lbs)

Velocity (mph)

0
0.00053
0.00212
0.00478
0.00849

10
20
30
40

5
0.00223
0.00892
0.02007
0.03567

Angle of Attack
10
15
20
0.00329 0.00534 0.00746
0.01317 0.02134 0.02983
0.02962 0.04802 0.06713
0.05266 0.08536 0.11934

25
0.00863
0.03451
0.07764
0.13802

30
0.00754
0.03015
0.06784
0.12061

Drag
0.14000
0.10000
0.08000
0.06000
0.04000
0.02000
30 mph

0.00000
0

10

15

20
Angle of Attack (degrees)

25

10 mph
30

Air Velocity

Lift (lbs)

0.12000