Airfoil Data
BW050209

The BW 05 02 09 is a thin 6.7% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 3.3% at 30% 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 -3.3°.

Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.9° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 54 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 BW050209 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: BELL/WORTMANN FX 69-H-098 AIRFOIL, BELL/WORTMANN FX 69-H-083 AIRFOIL, MH 32 8.7%, GOE 346 (FRIEDRICHSHAFEN-STAAKEN) AIRFOIL, NASA/LANGLEY RC-10(B)3 AIRFOIL. The UA(2)-180 (University of Alberta/Marsden) is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.