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Airfoil Plane Wing

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Published on June 15, 2012

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I wrote a php file to convert all the airfoils from the ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/coord_database.html ( about 1550 or so ) to scad and sdl files ( taking there cordanence, writing them to a openscad polygon, then using liner_extrude to make it 3d,

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I had to edit my base plate temp to 120c in order to make it not curl,
I am not sure if that is just my replicator thought

The 7z file has all but the last 800 or so, I am going to bed now and it still is running so I wanted to upload what I have now, just incase anyone wanted to use them, I did a spot check of them and i would say 50% or so are ready to print another 25% need some minor tweeking on the bracket placement, and the other 25% are unusable

Also I uploaded the php file I used to create them, to run it you will need php installed ( and in the command path ) along with openscad installed, and change the path of openscad if it is not the same as what I have

I put the full database under a new thing
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I'm making derivative, and I noticed that in php script,

it's better have something like

$subline = preg_split('/[\s]+/', trim($line));

instead of $subline = explode( " " , $line );

then you get rid of additional spaces in coordinate line :)

I'm making direct airfoil.dat to airfoil.gcode php-converter :-P

awsome :) let me know when its done

FluidDoc, I Think it is going to be too heavy to print the full skin, but I dont have any numbers on lift or anything like that. we are planning on putting these spaced about every 6 - 8 inches and coating it in a heat shrink plastic with 1/4 wooden dowles through the holes

Roboteernat:o Our end goal is a fully printable automated uav :) probably with an a beaglebone brain ( one member is going to be working on an adroid/arduino brain as well ) Ill make sure to post everything on here as we make it

This is pretty neat. Do you guys have an idea of how much these things are going to weigh? Is it feasible to print the entire skin, or would that just be too heavy?

I think this is something i am doing too, fully printable RC Plane :)

I have all the bits ready, just need to define the size of prints etc :D