Question: Camber Line Design ( 4 5 % ) Using thin - airfoil theory, design an airfoil camber line that meets the following th

Camber Line Design (45\%)
Using thin-airfoil theory, design an airfoil camber line that meets the following th
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\item The lift coecient is $c_l =0.5$
\item There is no leading-edge suction peak
\item The airfoil has 10\% static stability, SM =10\%
\end{itemize}
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\item aBased on the requirements, determine the thin-airfoil theory constants $B_1$ and $B_2$.
\item Assume that the camber line is given by
$$
\frac{z_c}{c}= a \frac{x}{c}(1+b \frac{x}{c})
$$
Determine the constants $a$ and $b$, and the angle of attack $\alpha$, such that the design requirements are met. Provide a computer-generated plot of the camber line.
\item Plot the dierence in pressure coecient versus $\frac{x}{c}$,
$$
\Delta c_p \equiv c_{p,lower}\Bigg(\frac{x}{c}\Bigg)- c_{p,upper}\Bigg(\frac{x}{c}\Bigg)
$$
and verify numerically, using point values of $\Delta c_p$ and trapezoidal integration (trapz) that
$$
c_l =\frac{1}{c}\int_0^c \Delta c_p(x) dx
$$
\item Verify your answer by running mfoil, starting with the NACA $0006$ airfoil, and modifying the camber according to your results in this problem. How well does this airfoil satisfy the given requirements? Include a plot of the pressure coecient.
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