Airfoil Data
GOE234
GOE 234 (MVA CA5) AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The GOE 234 (MVA CA5) AIRFOIL is a 13.7% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 6.8% at 40% 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 -6.8°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.0° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 71 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 14% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
Designers evaluating the GOE234 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: GOE 288 AIRFOIL, FX 73-CL2-152, FX 66-S-196 V1 AIRFOIL, RONCZ R1145MS AIRFOIL, RONCZ R1145MS MAIN ELEMENT. The YS-930 is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the GOE234 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (13.7%) and max camber (6.8%).