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 "name": "NACA 0018 airfoil",
 "kind": "standard",
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 "group": "NACA 4-digit",
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 "question": "What is the exact shape of the NACA 0018 airfoil, and what do the digits mean?",
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  "rc plane",
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   "NACA 0018: symmetric, 18 % thick.",
   "NACA 4-digit: first digit = maximum camber in % of chord, second = its position in tenths of chord, last two = maximum thickness in % of chord (NACA Report 460).",
   "Ordinates are in % of chord from the leading edge, computed from the published equations with the closed-trailing-edge thickness coefficient (−0.1036, as in NASA TM-4741). The original reports use an open trailing edge (−0.1015); the difference is under 0.03 % of chord near the trailing edge.",
   "The file is a 100 mm chord section, 20 mm deep: scale it uniformly to your chord, or import the STEP and sweep or loft it into a wing. Thickness scales with chord; the shape is the same at any size."
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  "naca-0006-airfoil",
  "naca-0008-airfoil",
  "naca-0009-airfoil",
  "naca-0010-airfoil",
  "naca-0012-airfoil",
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   "q": "How thick is the NACA 0018?",
   "a": "Maximum thickness 18.00 % of chord at 29.9 % chord: 18.00 mm on a 100 mm chord."
  },
  {
   "q": "Where is the NACA 0018's camber?",
   "a": "None: it is symmetric (upper and lower surfaces mirror)."
  },
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   "q": "How do I use it for my wing?",
   "a": "Scale the 100 mm section to your chord (e.g. 180 mm chord = 180 % scale), then extrude or loft between root and tip sections. For a tapered wing, scale a root and a tip copy and loft between them."
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