This is version 2 of the Airfoil Investigation Database site.

The AID has a few tools that we found useful for the development and creation of RC aircraft. It is a collection of airfoils in a searchable database with some relatively simple visualization and measurement capabilities included.

Note, it is not intended to be the complete guide to airfoils and, of course, we can't be responsible if you build a plane based on the data or tools here and it doesn't fly...

The major features of this site include:

Browse & Compare

If you have specific airfoils in mind, or you have found ones of interest through the search, you can compare them in the Compare section. There you will find a selection form where you can choose the airfoils. You can browse through the various airfoils in the database. The page is broken up into two main sections; a list of airfoils and a comparison area with plots and tablular data. All plots are dynamic so adding an airfoil for comparison is as simple as checking a checkbox.

Search

On the Search page you have a more advanced searching capability. There is more detailed information displayed and you can search by many different airfoil characteristics. The search and compare pages are "linked" so checking a few airfoils in the search results lists gives you the option to jump to the compare page with the selected airfoils.