Airfoil Data
GOE505
GOE 505 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The GOE 505 AIRFOIL is a 12.6% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 6.3% at 30% 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 -6.3°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.4° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 70 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 13% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
Designers evaluating the GOE505 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: ONERA HOR20 AIRFOIL, GOE 256 (JUNKERS E) AIRFOIL, GOE 776 AIRFOIL, GOE 681 AIRFOIL, AH 93-W-174. The Glenn Martin 2 is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the GOE505 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (12.6%) and max camber (6.3%).