Airfoil Data
STE87151

The EPPLER STE 871-514 AIRFOIL is a 9.6% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 4.8% at 47% chord, suited to transonic and supercritical wing sections where aft-camber reduces wave drag. At zero angle of attack the cambered geometry generates positive lift, giving an estimated zero-lift angle of -4.8°.

Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.7° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 62 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 STE87151 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: SOKOLOV AIRFOIL, NACA 63-415 AIRFOIL, EPPLER 393 AIRFOIL, ONERA OA213 AIRFOIL, EPPLER 407 AIRFOIL. The NACA M26 AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.