FoilSim Background

Graphical user interface allows real time changes of various parameters of the airfoil (such as airspeed, angle of attack, thickness, and camber) or the pitch (altitude, speed, and spin)
Tom Benson, NASA scientist, created the computational codes and Unix interface used in FoilSim for college level applications
NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project worked with Tom to develop a high school interface because of a need to introduce basic aerodynamics to high school students

Graphical user interface allows real time changes of various parameters of the airfoil (such as airspeed, angle of attack, thickness, and camber) or the pitch (altitude, speed, and spin)