Airfoil Questions

What is the front edge of an airfoil called?

• Trailing Edge

• Leading Edge

• Upper Camber

• Chord "C"

What is the term used to describe the distance between the upper and lower surfaces of an airfoil?

• Chord

• Thickness

• Mean Camber

• Trailing Edge

Which part of the airfoil is located at the rear end?

• Leading Edge

• Upper Camber

• Trailing Edge

• Lower Camber

What is the mean camber line of an airfoil?

• The line connecting the leading edge and trailing edge of the airfoil.

• The locus of points halfway between the upper and lower surfaces of the airfoil.

• The line representing the maximum thickness of the airfoil.

• The outermost edge of the airfoil.

What is the most rearward point of the mean camber line in an airfoil called?

• Leading edge

• Trailing edge

• Camber point

• Chord line

What is the maximum distance between the mean camber line and the chord line called?

• Maximum thickness

• Maximum chord

• Maximum camber

• Maximum span

Which line in an airfoil represents the straight line connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge?

• Mean camber line

• Chord line

• Thickness line

• Span line

What is the term used to describe the imaginary straight line connecting the leading edge and trailing edge of an airfoil?

• Mean camber line

• Chord line

• Lift line

• Camber curve

What is the general formula for aerodynamic force (F)?

Which coefficient is used in the formula for 3D-wing lift force?

• Drag coefficient ( CD )

• Lift coefficient ( CL )

• Airfoil coefficient ( CA)

• Friction coefficient ( CF)