Influence of Turbulence on Cambered and Symmetrical Airfoils at Low Reynolds Numbers

Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more common as electronic systems decrease in size and weight. These aircraft fly below a Reynolds number of 250,000, where, in clean flow, the wi...

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