Airfoil Data
DRGNFLY
DRAGONFLY CANARD
Wing Geometry Simulator
The DRAGONFLY CANARD is a thick 16.2% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 8.1% at 39% chord, suited to high-lift UAV wings, RC sailplanes, and low-Reynolds-number slow-flyers. At zero angle of attack the cambered geometry generates positive lift, giving an estimated zero-lift angle of -8.1°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 10.1° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 74 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 16% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
Designers evaluating the DRGNFLY typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: IST-MT1-18, Rhode St. Genese 36, GOE 511 AIRFOIL, CH10 (smoothed), FX 72-LS-160. The KC-135 BL351.6 AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the DRGNFLY frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (16.2%) and max camber (8.1%).