Airfoil Data
NACA001234

The NACA 0012-34 is a thin 6.0% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 3.0% at 40% chord, suited to high-speed UAVs, sailplane tip sections, and propeller blade design. At zero angle of attack the cambered geometry generates positive lift, giving an estimated zero-lift angle of -3.0°.

Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.9° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 52 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The slim profile minimises pressure drag at higher speeds but leaves limited spar depth for structural integration.

Designers evaluating the NACA001234 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: NACA 16-012, NACA 0012-64, E. Bambino, NASA SC(2)-0012 AIRFOIL, J5012 12%. The NACA 0012-64 is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.