XFoil

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  1. dalebirrell
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    dalebirrell Junior Member

    Is anyone familiar with the lastest Xfoil program?

    I was having issues loading some NACA sections. I opened a 63412 fine, then next time i ran the program i get an error message when trying to open the same foil again...?
     
    dalebirrell, Jan 10, 2010
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  2. wet feet
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    wet feet Senior Member

    I have to admit finding Xfoil a bit challenging.So I shelled out ten euros for Profili which I have found rather more comprehensible.As I understand it the same processes run behind a fairly easily navigated interface.
     
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  3. tspeer
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    tspeer Senior Member

    Did you upgrade XFOIL versions in between?

    Check the file for tabs and replace them with spaces. You probably did this on the original file, but maybe you've saved the coordinates from a spreadsheet and didn't use the exact same file as before.
     
    tspeer, Jan 10, 2010
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  6. dalebirrell
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    dalebirrell Junior Member

    thanks guys, appreciated
     
    dalebirrell, Jan 11, 2010
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