SoarTech Aero Publications
H. A. (Herk) Stokely
1504 N. Horseshoe Circle
Virginia Beach VA 23451 U.S.A.
Email: Soartec@aol.com
Content Updated February 4, 2012
Technical publications of interest to designers of model
aircraft, wind turbines, remote piloted vehicles, hydrofoils and others with
interests in fluid-dynamics at low Reynolds Number or low speed flight.
SoarTech Aero – Until 2010 SoarTech published and distributed the
results of wind tunnel aerodynamic research conducted by Professor Michael S.
Selig of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and his
students. A significant portion of the price received from all book and
data sales was returned to UIUC to provide part of the continuing support for
Professor Selig's ongoing test programs.
You may now access and download the content of these books on
Professor Selig’s university website http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/uiuc_lsat.html
Prof.
Selig has also provided information regarding an opportunity to obtain printed
copies of some of these publications.
Also
on that site are other publications and papers for designers and others
interested in low speed aerodynamics.
"SoarTech"began
over thirty years ago as a series of technical papers devoted to radio
controlled model soaring. These were published as the “TMSS Technical
Journal” in the Tidewater Model Soaring Society newsletter. With
encouragement and ideas from other sailplane enthusiasts, it later was
published as the "SoarTech Journal.” It
has been an English language technical forum for Radio Control Aircraft;
containing papers submitted by interested enthusiasts, and from other
publications. It was intended to provide a vehicle for the publication of
information and data, which was too lengthy or too technical for publication in
the popular press. Although no new editions have been published in some
time, though some of these are available as free downloads from this
website.
NEW ---- SoarTech Journal --- On-Line
We now offer an on-line edition of SoarTech. Interested writers are invited to submit papers for publication. These should generally fit the purpose of SoarTech as described above. Submit your expressions of interest to the editor – Herk Stokely at the above email address.
Also now available are several SoarTech Journal issues, which are no longer in print. These can be accessed and downloaded at no cost.
Click Here to access the on-line Journal.
Information regarding publications and data software
Low Speed Wind Tunnel Airfoil Test Data.
“Airfoils at Low Speeds” 398 pages
This
book contains extensive airfoil test data, commentary and analysis of results
from the low speed wind tunnel at Princeton University. Testing was
performed during 1987 and 1988 by Michael Selig, John Donovan and David
Fraser. Fifty four airfoils were tested at Reynolds Numbers ranging from
60,000 to 300,000. This book is subtitled “SoarTech 8.”
This book is available as a downloadable pdf file from Professor
Selig’s university website.
http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/uiuc_lsat.html
Click Here for More Information about the contents of this
book.
“Summary of Low Speed Airfoil Data” Volume 1 292 pages
Airfoil
test data from the low speed wind tunnel at the University of Illinois – Urbana
Champaign. Testing was performed during 1994 and 1995 by Michael S.
Selig, James J. Guglielmo, Andy P. Broeren and Philippe Giguere. Thirty
four airfoils tested at Reynolds Numbers ranging from 40,000 to 500,000.
This book is available as a downloadable pdf file from Professor Selig’s university website. http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/uiuc_lsat.html
Click Here for More Information about the contents of this
book.
“Summary of Low Speed Airfoil Data” Volume 2 252 pages
Airfoil
test data from the low speed wind tunnel at the University of Illinois – Urbana
Champaign. Testing was performed during 1995 and 1996 by Michael S.
Selig, Christopher A. Lyon, Philippe Giguere, Cameron P. Ninham and James J.
Guglielmo. Twenty five airfoils tested at Reynolds Numbers ranging from
60,000 to 400,000.
This book is available as a downloadable pdf file from Professor
Selig’s university website.
http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/uiuc_lsat.html
Click Here for More Information about the contents of this
book.
“Summary of Low Speed Airfoil Data” Volume 3 418 pages
Airfoil
test data from the low speed wind tunnel at the University of Illinois – Urbana
Champaign. Testing was performed during 1996 and 1997 by Michael S.
Selig, Christopher A. Lyon, Andy P. Broeren, Philippe Giguere and Ashok
Gopalarathnam. Thirty seven airfoils tested at Reynolds Numbers ranging
from 60,000 to 500,000.
This book is available as a downloadable pdf file from Professor
Selig’s university website.
http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/uiuc_lsat.html
Click Here for More Information about the contents of this
book.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE
Issues of the SoarTech Journal are no longer
available in print. A few are available for free download from SoarTech
Online Click
Here to access the on-line
Journal..
SoarTech Journals No. 9 and No. 10 are the last editions published
If you would like to see the contents of SoarTech 9 & 10 click here:
SoarTech 9 Free download at SoarTech Online
SoarTech 10 Free download at SoarTech Online
SoarTech
H. A. (Herk) Stokely
1504 N. Horseshoe Circle
Virginia Beach VA 23451 U.S.A.
Email: SoarTec@aol.com