Airfoil Data
FXS02196
FX S 02-196 AIRFOIL
Wing Geometry Simulator
The FX S 02-196 AIRFOIL is a 13.4% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 6.7% 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 -6.7°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.1° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 71 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 13% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
The FXS02196 appears in the wing design of at least 4 documented aircraft, including designs from Schleicher and Schempp-Hirth. Its proven track record across canard designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the FXS02196 typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: GOE 628 AIRFOIL, AH 95-160, FX 73-CL1-152, FX 76-MP-120, NACA 65(4)-421 a=0.5. The AS5048 (18%) | Ref: http://www.krnet.org/as504x/ [original link: http://amber.aae.uiuc.edu/~ashok/kr2/airfoils/tests/] is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the FXS02196 Airfoil
Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | Schempp-Hirth | Wortmann S-02-196 | Wortmann FX 66-17A II 182 |
Schleicher ASK 21 TG-9 Vanguard | Schleicher | Wortmann FX S-02-196 | Wortmann FX 60-126 |
Schleicher ASW 21 | Schleicher | Wortmann FX S-02-196 | Wortmann FX 60-126 |
Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczalny SZD-51-1 Junior | Szybowcowy | Wortmann FX S-02-196 | Wortmann FX S-02/1-158 |
Wing lofting: 4 of these aircraft taper from FXS02196 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 FXS02196 frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (13.4%) and max camber (6.7%).