Airfoil Data
R1046
RONCZ 1046 VOYAGER CANARD AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The RONCZ 1046 VOYAGER CANARD AIRFOIL is a thick 15.7% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 7.8% 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 -7.8°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 10.3° 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 16% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
The R1046 appears in the wing design of at least 1 documented aircraft — notably by Rutan. Its proven track record across canard designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the R1046 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: GOE 522 AIRFOIL, USA 31 AIRFOIL, NACA 4424, EPPLER 421 AIRFOIL, GOE 434 AIRFOIL. The GOE 118 (MVA MK.7) AIRFOIL is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the R1046 Airfoil
Rutan 76 Voyager | Rutan | Roncz 1046 | Roncz 1080/1082/1082T |
Wing lofting: 1 of these aircraft taper from R1046 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 R1046 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (15.7%) and max camber (7.8%).