XFLR5_Mode_Measurements.pdf: A comparison of stability measurements to XFLR5 results Results_vs_Prediction.pdf: A comparison of performance measurements to XFLR5 results Radio Controlled Soaring Digest 2008-02 : Francesco's great article to get started with XFLR5 Wing design and analysis capabilities based on the Lifiting Line Theory, on the Vortex Lattice Method, and on a 3D Panel Methodįlow5 v7.01, which is the next version of both xflr5 and sail7, has been released in beta status on December 1st, 2019.XFoil's Direct and Inverse analysis capabilities.XFLR5 is an analysis tool for airfoils, wings and planes operating at low Reynolds Numbers. It replaces the older Airfoil Speakers for Windows.
Note: Airfoil Satellite for Windows is the current receiving and remote control application for Airfoil. Because Airfoil Satellite for Windows 5 has not removed support for any OS versions, no Legacy versions of the app are needed at this time.
It went through a number updates, often requested by users. The plotter was first published on where it became the most requested page used by RC model aircraft, wind turbine and yacht designers. These applications were first developed as scripts when I wanted to cut ribs and foam cores for some wind turbines I was making. Reynolds number calculatorCheck the Reynolds number range of your wing or blade so you can select the most suitable polar diagrams.NACA 5 digit airfoil generatorCreate NACA 5 digit airfoil sections to your own specification for use with the tools.NACA 4 digit airfoil generatorGenerate NACA 4 digit airfoil sections to your own specification and use them in the airfoil comparison and plotter.Currently the airfoils are only stored in your browser session and will need to be added when the browser is re-opened Paste the dat file data into a form and the airfoil will be available to use in the drop down menus.There are many sources of airfoil data or the sections can be generated using tools. My airfoilsAdd your own airfoils so they can be used in the tools.
The plan can be downloaded or printed full size for better resolution.Compare lift and drag polar diagrams for a range of Reynolds numbers. Airfoil comparison Plots two or more airfoils on the same plan for shape comparison.Airfoil plotterView and plot a full size plan of the airfoil to your chord width.The camber, thickness can be adjusted and the pitch set to allow for wing angle of attack, wash out or wind turbine blade angle.The SVG (Scalar Vector Graphics) plan can be printed out full size or over multiple pages for large sections.Airfoil searchSearch for airfoils available on the web or in online databases, filtering by thickness and camber with preview images of the airfoil sections.Download the dat file data in various formats or use the dat file data in the tools.Links to the original data source for more information.View the airfoil details page with polar diagrams for a range of Reynolds numbers.