General description
XFLR5 is an analysis tool for airfoils, wings and planes operating at low Reynolds Numbers. It includes:
- XFoil's Direct and Inverse analysis capabilities
- Wing design and analysis capabilities based on the Lifiting Line Theory, on the Vortex Lattice Method, and on a 3D Panel Method
Questions about xflr5, bug reports, suggestions for enhancement should be directed to the Open Discussion Forum
Documentation
Radio Controlled Soaring Digest
2008-02 : Francesco's great article to get started with XFLR5
Results_vs_Prediction.pdf: A comparison of
performance measurements to XFLR5 results
XFLR5_Mode_Measurements.pdf: A comparison of
stability measurements to XFLR5 results
Point_Out_Of_Flight_Envelope.pdf : The
detailed explanation and fix for the error message "Point is out of the flight envelope"
XFLR5_and_Stability_analysis.pdf : My
very personal view of stability analysis
French documentation:
Survol_Bases_Aero_et_XFLR5.pdf : Bases
aérodynamiques pour l'utilisation de XFLR5
Guide théorique pour XFLR5 : Traduction
française des Guidelines
Tutoriel pour effectuer ses premiers pas dans
XFLR5 : 4ème version, décembre 2013
Point_Out_Of_Flight_Envelope.pdf :
Explication détaillée et méthode de résolution du problème
Chinese documentation:
Ch_XFLR5_and_Stability_analysis_Rev_2.1.pdf
Japanese documentation:
ja_XFLR5_and_Stability_analysis.pdf
ja_Results_vs_prediction.pdf
ja_Point_Out_Of_Flight_Envelope.pdf
Italian documentation:
Lo studio dei modelli con XFLR5
Analisi della stabilità con XFLR5
Passo dopo Passo in XFLR5_6 10 03
Usare XFLR5 V6 e
scoprire un sacco di cose da imparare (translated from RC Soaring Digest April 2016)
Spanish documentation:
Video Tutorial
Youtube tutorial: My
first attempt at a video tutorial. This is intended for newcomers, but may also be of help to more experienced
users. Please bear with my poor English, and feel free to leave your comments on each video.
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Links
http://raphael.mit.edu/xfoil/: Original XFoil code as provided by M.
Drela and H. Youngren, and of which the present application is derived.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/scherrer/matthieu/aero/miarex.html
: Calculation method for multi-airfoil wings based on XFoil or Experimental Results.
XFoil electronic bulletin board@ YahooGroups. The intent is
to exchange information on XFoil and other aero software.
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Disclaimer
- As with the original XFoil, the current software is released under the GNU General Public License , with all the associated rights and restrictions.
- The code has been developped exclusively for the design and analysis of model aircraft. All other usages are expressly prohibited
- XFLR5 is released free, without any guarantee of any kind. Design of all products with the use of the code will be at the user's entire risk.
- XFLR5 is by no means a professional product, and does not offer the same guarantees of robustness, reliability, precision or product support than commercial softwares.
