Characteristics of the NACA 23012 airfoil from tests in the full-scale and variable-density tunnels (open access)

Characteristics of the NACA 23012 airfoil from tests in the full-scale and variable-density tunnels

"This report gives the results of tests in the NACA full-scale and variable-density tunnels of a new wing section, the NACA 23012, which is one of the more promising of an extended series of related airfoils recently developed. The tests were made at several values of the Reynolds number between 1,000,000 and 8,000,000. The new airfoil develops a reasonably high maximum lift and a low profile drag, which results in an unusually high value of the speed-range index. In addition, the pitching-moment coefficient is very small" (p. 435).
Date: March 1, 1935
Creator: Jacobs, Eastman N. & Clay, William C.
System: The UNT Digital Library