The NACA 4412 Airfoil. Why it is the Preferable Baseline for Camber Morphing Wings Research.
As aeronautical engineering keeps advancing, traditional designs of aircraft start gaining counterparts which offer adaptation of aircraft parameters to optimize the aerodynamic performance of the craft during each stage of its flight. One of the most interesting discoveries in the field of modern aerospace engineering is the camber morphing wing, which can continuously change the shape of the airfoil without any discontinuities or gaps on the surface of the airfoil. This ability provides opportunities for improvement in lift, drag, fuel economy and aerodynamic noise, thus making morphing technology an interesting solution for future aircrafts.
