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Red Turbulent Flow: Grey Subsonic Stream

The airfoil is modeled as a thin lifting mean-line (camber line). The mean-line, y(x), is considered to produce a distribution of vorticity along the line, s. By the Kutta condition, the vorticity is zero at the trailing edge. Since the airfoil is thin, x (chord position) can be used instead of s, and all angles can be approximated as small.

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Red Turbulent Flow: Grey Subsonic Stream

The airfoil is modeled as a thin lifting mean-line (camber line). The mean-line, y(x), is considered to produce a distribution of vorticity along the line, s. By the Kutta condition, the vorticity is zero at the trailing edge. Since the airfoil is thin, x (chord position) can be used instead of s, and all angles can be approximated as small.

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Derivation of thin airfoil theory[edit]

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for a RC park flyer
Laminar flow airfoil
for a RC pylon racer
Laminar flow airfoil
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propeller aircraft
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%he calc!lated Lift coefficient
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%he moment abo!t the 567 chord point will th!" be(

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