Profili has a database of more than 2,200 airfoils with precomputed aerodynamic characteristics, which really saves time in making airfoil comparisons. The user's ability to easily change the airfoils slightly (or even extremely) has been made effortless. The program will then compute the new aerodynamics resulting from your changes. It is interesting to watch the computations take place; you gain a "feel" for how the pressures are distributed over and under the airfoil.
Profili has a built-in "Genius" that senses when you need help and will suggest things for you to do to help smooth your designing sessions. Although you can turn off the Genius, it is handy and accurate.
After the final aerodynamic calculations are finished and you have refined what you need for your design, Profili is able to help even more. It can create and print rib templates to use as guides for foam cutting or print standard ribs to allow conventional balsa construction. You can even export your final ribs as a DXF file to import into other CAD software.
This version can assist you in:
* Searching for the right airfoil for your application
* Creating new airfoils
* Analyzing the airfoil aerodynamic
* Drawing, plotting or printing all the ribs for a trapezoidal or elliptical wing or the foam cutting templates
* Cutting file generation for ribs and templates with a 3 Axys CNC milling machine
* Cutting file generation for foam wing panels with a 4 Axys CNC hot wire machine
* STL file generation for wing panels mold
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