Airfoil Data
BOE106
BOEING 106 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The BOEING 106 AIRFOIL is a 9.8% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 4.9% at 30% chord, suited to general-aviation and UAV wing design. At zero angle of attack the cambered geometry generates positive lift, giving an estimated zero-lift angle of -4.9°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.7° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 63 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The slim profile minimises pressure drag at higher speeds but leaves limited spar depth for structural integration.
The BOE106 appears in the wing design of at least 26 documented aircraft — notably by Boeing. Its proven track record across canard designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the BOE106 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: AH 79-K-135/20 B, EPPLER 546 AIRFOIL, NACA 4412, AS6097 | Ananda-Selig | AIAA Paper 2018-0310, DU 80-141. The HAWKER TEMPEST 96.77% SEMISPAN AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the BOE106 Airfoil
Boeing 100 | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 101 XP-12A | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 102 F4B-2 | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 102 P-12B | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 200 Monomail | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 214 Y1B-9 | Boeing | Boeing 106 ? | Constant |
Boeing 215 XB-901 | Boeing | Boeing 106 ? | Constant |
Boeing 215 YB-9 | Boeing | Boeing 106 ? | Constant |
Boeing 218 XP-925 | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 221 Monomail | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 222 P-12C | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 223 F4B-2 | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 226 | Boeing | Boeing 106 | Constant |
Boeing 227 P-12D | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 234 P-12E | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 235 F4B-3 | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 235 F4B-4 | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 246 Y1B-9A | Boeing | Boeing 106 ? | Constant |
Boeing 247D (C-73) | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Boeing 251 P-12F | Boeing | Boeing 106B | Constant |
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the BOE106 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (9.8%) and max camber (4.9%).