Airfoil Data
N6H20
NACA 6-H-20 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The NACA 6-H-20 AIRFOIL is a thick 16.1% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 8.1% 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 -8.1°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 10.2° 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 N6H20 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: GOE 798 AIRFOIL, GOE 625 AIRFOIL, UA(2)-180 (University of Alberta/Marsden), UA(2)-180 smoothed, original ycoord oscillate +-0.0003, EPPLER 862 STRUT AIRFOIL. The NACA 63-210 AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the N6H20 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (16.1%) and max camber (8.1%).
GOETTINGEN-798
GOE 798 AIRFOIL
GOETTINGEN-625
GOE 625 AIRFOIL
UA2-180
UA(2)-180 (University of Alberta/Marsden)
UA2-180SM
UA(2)-180 smoothed, original ycoord oscillate +-0.0003
EPPLER-862
EPPLER 862 STRUT AIRFOIL
GOETTINGEN-798
GOE 798 AIRFOIL
GOETTINGEN-625
GOE 625 AIRFOIL
UA2-180
UA(2)-180 (University of Alberta/Marsden)
UA2-180SM
UA(2)-180 smoothed, original ycoord oscillate +-0.0003
EPPLER-862
EPPLER 862 STRUT AIRFOIL