Airfoil Data
GOE330
GOE 330 (PFALZ 59) AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The GOE 330 (PFALZ 59) AIRFOIL is a 10.7% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 5.4% at 30% 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 -5.4°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.7° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 65 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 GOE330 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: GOE 430 AIRFOIL, NASA/LANGLEY LS(1)-0417MOD AIRFOIL, FX 61-163 AIRFOIL, FX 60-160 AIRFOIL, GOE 190 (MVA MK.18) AIRFOIL. The REPUBLIC S-3 AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the GOE330 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (10.7%) and max camber (5.4%).
GOETTINGEN-430
GOE 430 AIRFOIL
NASA-LS417MOD
NASA/LANGLEY LS(1)-0417MOD AIRFOIL
WORTMANN-FX-61-163
FX 61-163 AIRFOIL
WORTMANN-FX-60-160
FX 60-160 AIRFOIL
GOETTINGEN-321
GOE 321 (HANSA-BRANDENBURG III.1) AIRFOIL