Airfoil Data
E793

The EPPLER 793 AIRFOIL is a 11.5% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 5.7% at 31% 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 -5.7°.

Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.6° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 68 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 11% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.

Designers evaluating the E793 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: AH 94-156, FX 62-K-153/20 AIRFOIL, MUE 139, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS UI-1720 AIRFOIL, EPPLER 551 AIRFOIL. The NACA 63(2)-215 MOD B is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.