Airfoil Data
EA61012

The EPPLER EA 6(-1)-012 AIRFOIL is a thin 6.0% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 3.0% at 30% chord, suited to high-speed UAVs, sailplane tip sections, and propeller blade design. At zero angle of attack the cambered geometry generates positive lift, giving an estimated zero-lift angle of -3.0°.

Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.9° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 52 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.

Designers evaluating the EA61012 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: NACA 16-012, NACA 0012-64, E. Bambino, NASA SC(2)-0012 AIRFOIL, NACA 0012-34. The RAE6-9CK AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.