Airfoil Data
IST-MT1-18
IST-MT1-18
Wing Geometry Simulator
The IST-MT1-18 is a thick 16.2% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 8.1% at 37% 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 -8.1°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 10.1° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 74 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 16% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
Designers evaluating the IST-MT1-18 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: Rhode St. Genese 36, GOE 511 AIRFOIL, CH10 (smoothed), DRAGONFLY CANARD, FX 72-LS-160. The W1015 is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
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Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the IST-MT1-18 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (16.2%) and max camber (8.1%).
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