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Göttingen 387 (GOE 387) airfoil
What is the exact shape of the Göttingen 387 airfoil? · Standard part · basis: Coordinates from the UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database; thickness, camber and section by Xem Studio
Also called: goe 387, goe387, göttingen 387, gottingen 387, goettingen 387, gö 387, Göttingen 387 airfoil, Göttingen 387 coordinates, Göttingen 387 dat, Göttingen 387 STEP, Göttingen 387 STL, Göttingen 387 profile
Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.
- length
- 100.0 mm
- width
- 20.0 mm
- height
- 14.85 mm
Notes
- Göttingen 387: Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt Göttingen (Göttingen profile 387). Maximum thickness 14.85 % of chord at 30.0 % chord; maximum camber 5.52 % of chord at 40.0 % chord.
- Coordinates from the UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database (M. Selig, UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group), file goe387.dat, titled 'GOE 387 AIRFOIL'. Thickness and camber are computed by Xem Studio from those points (vertical distance at equal x, linear between points).
- The published trailing edge is sharp, so the section uses it as printed.
- 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.
Göttingen 387 (GOE 387) airfoil size chart
| parameter | value | source |
|---|---|---|
| Max thickness | 14.85 % chord at 30.0 % chord | computed from the UIUC coordinates |
| Max camber | 5.52 % chord at 40.0 % chord | computed from the UIUC coordinates |
| Published points | 33 (17 upper, 17 lower, shared leading edge) | UIUC coordinates |
| Trailing edge as published | sharp (closed) | UIUC coordinates |
| y at x = 1.25 % chord | upper +3.088 / lower -1.862 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 2.5 % chord | upper +4.526 / lower -2.174 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 5 % chord | upper +6.452 / lower -2.497 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 7.5 % chord | upper +7.879 / lower -2.721 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 10 % chord | upper +9.055 / lower -2.795 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 15 % chord | upper +10.658 / lower -2.743 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 20 % chord | upper +11.810 / lower -2.590 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 25 % chord | upper +12.288 / lower -2.337 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 30 % chord | upper +12.765 / lower -2.085 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 40 % chord | upper +12.620 / lower -1.580 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 50 % chord | upper +11.675 / lower -1.225 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 60 % chord | upper +9.980 / lower -0.870 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 70 % chord | upper +7.835 / lower -0.615 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 80 % chord | upper +5.390 / lower -0.460 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 90 % chord | upper +2.795 / lower -0.305 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| y at x = 95 % chord | upper +1.447 / lower -0.252 % chord | linear between the published points (UIUC coordinates) |
| Coordinates source | UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database: goe387.dat ('GOE 387 AIRFOIL') | UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group (M. Selig) |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group (M. Selig) | UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database: goe387.dat ('GOE 387 AIRFOIL') | web | UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database, public research data; coordinates are facts, cited and linked, not rehosted |
| UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group (M. Selig) | UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database (original: Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt Göttingen (Göttingen profile 387)) | web | UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database, public research data; coordinates are facts, cited and linked, not rehosted |
Free files
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| goe-387-airfoil-section-100mm-chord | Göttingen 387 section, 100 mm chord × 20 mm span, 32 points from the published coordinates, single trailing-edge point (scale to your chord) | STEP · STL |
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Questions
How thick is the Göttingen 387?
Maximum thickness 14.85 % of chord at 30.0 % chord: 14.85 mm on a 100 mm chord (computed from the UIUC coordinates).
How much camber does the Göttingen 387 have?
Maximum camber 5.52 % of chord at 40.0 % chord (computed from the UIUC coordinates).
How do I use it for my wing?
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.