The fitness function first calculates a "score" for every variable at every speed that gets multiplied by a constant, or squared, or offset to...
Sorry, I had hoped the forum would offer some way to upload it, but it doesn't. I have uploaded it to Youtube now and edited the post to show it.
I posted this in a facebook group for hydrofoil builders, and commenters suggested I post it also in a forum where it will hopefully remain...
Depends on what you want to accomplish - what is the foil for? Straight line speed, low speed take-off, maneuverability, stability? If you want...
You are getting there. But you should not use a graphic of H105 as its source, you should use the .dat file that Tom Speer posted, and use that...
That middle plan, or the right one, will probably work fine. That E387 section again has very high lift. Remember that after the start you will...
I would worry about the connection between fuselage and wing. An 1800/2000 cm2 wing with 90cm span is very large, and the torque that will go into...
Let me begin by stating that I do not really know what I am doing... I do this as a hobby, although I do remember some things I learned 30 years...
I am using a hydrofoil section that has close to zero CL at alpha=0. It performs similarly to H105, but with a constant, neutral Cm. At the root,...
I am also designing and building foils (for kite and wing) and aim for a bell shaped lift distribution at max speed when designing my foils, using...
