Airfoil Data
GOE386
GOE 386 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The GOE 386 AIRFOIL is a thick 15.3% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 7.7% at 29% 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 -7.7°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 10.4° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 73 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 15% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
The GOE386 appears in the wing design of at least 17 documented aircraft, including designs from Ford and Fokker. Its proven track record across canard designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the GOE386 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: USA 35 A AIRFOIL, USA 35 AIRFOIL, GOE 228 (MVA H.38) AIRFOIL, Griffith 30% Suction Airfoil, GOE 441 AIRFOIL. The GOE 617 AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the GOE386 Airfoil
Armstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign | Armstrong | Goettingen 386/387 | Goettingen 388 |
Avro 618 Ten | Avro | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Avro 619 Five | Avro | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Avro 624 Six | Avro | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Avro 642 Eighteen | Avro | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Fokker F.VII | Fokker | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Fokker F.VII-3M | Fokker | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Fokker F.VIII | Fokker | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Fokker F-10 Trimotor | Fokker | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Fokker F-9 | Fokker | Goettingen 386 (20%) | Goettingen 388 (11.3%) |
Ford 13-A | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Ford 14-A | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Ford 4-AT Trimotor | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Ford 5-AT Trimotor | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Ford 6-AT Trimotor | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Ford 7-AT Trimotor | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Ford 9-AT Trimotor | Ford | Goettingen 386 | USA 27? |
Wing lofting: 17 of these aircraft taper from GOE386 at the root to a different tip section. Use the Tapered filter to isolate them, then click any tip airfoil link to compare geometries.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the GOE386 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (15.3%) and max camber (7.7%).