Airfoil Data
GOE388
GOE 388 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The GOE 388 AIRFOIL is a 10.3% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 5.2% at 40% 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 -5.2°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.7° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 64 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 10% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
The GOE388 appears in the wing design of at least 10 documented aircraft, including designs from Fokker and Avro. Its proven track record across canard designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the GOE388 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: FX 74-130 WP1, I.S.A. 961, GOE 165 (MVA MK.11) AIRFOIL, GOE 650 AIRFOIL, 74-130 WP2 MOD. The GOE 395 AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the GOE388 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%) |
Wing lofting: 10 of these aircraft taper from GOE388 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 GOE388 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (10.3%) and max camber (5.2%).