Airfoil Data
GOE652
GOE 652 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The GOE 652 AIRFOIL is a 15.0% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 7.5% 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 -7.5°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 10.6° 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 GOE652 appears in the wing design of at least 7 documented aircraft, including designs from Akaflieg and Carden. Its proven track record across conventional and rotorcraft designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the GOE652 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: IST-MT1-24, FX 73-CL3-152, GOE 383 AIRFOIL, GOE 217 (MVA MK.12) AIRFOIL, IST-MT1-15. The S7012 8.75% is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the GOE652 Airfoil
Akaflieg Munchen Mu 3 Kakadu | Akaflieg | Goettingen 652 | Constant |
Akaflieg Munchen Mu 4 Austria | Akaflieg | Goettingen 652 | Constant |
Carden Baynes Auxiliary (Scud III) | Carden | Goettingen 652 | Constant |
DFS Fafnir | DFS | Goettingen 652/535 | Clark Y |
Kirby Petrel | Kirby | Goettingen 652/535 | Clark YH |
Schleicher Rhonadler | Schleicher | Goettingen 652/535 | Clark Y |
Scud 2 | Scud | Goettingen 652 | Constant |
Wing lofting: 3 of these aircraft taper from GOE652 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 GOE652 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (15.0%) and max camber (7.5%).