04 / Engineering workbench
AeroLab
Explore wing geometry, lift, drag, and stall in one workbench.
Interactive geometry · low-order aerodynamic model
04 / Geometry & aerodynamic preview
Shape the wing.
Change the airfoil or angle. Watch its geometry, force estimate, and lift curve respond together.
Illustrative flow lines · geometry responds to your controls
Equations & assumptions
NACA four-digit geometry; thin-airfoil slope with finite-wing correction; empirical stall decay; induced and baseline drag. Fixed wing: 1 m chord, 8 m² area, aspect ratio 8. Sea level, 15°C.
Lift across angles
NACA 2412 · 6°
The project
A solver ladder for early design
AeroLab combines NACA geometry, a low-order preview, panel and viscous-panel methods, lattice Boltzmann experiments, and external solver adapters. This exhibit brings its quick geometric and force estimates into the browser.
Observations & lessons
What the model makes clear
Camber shifts the lift curve; speed changes force quadratically; pushing the angle beyond the preview’s stall threshold reduces lift. The project makes solver assumptions visible so a quick estimate can lead into a more expensive calculation.