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Caveats of high lift airfoil

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durabol

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Lethbridge, Alberta / Canada
I'm going to attempt to build a low powered (50hp) WIG flying boat type thing using a biplane design to hopefully get off the water. I have been considering using a high lift airfoil such as an S1223 since drag isn't an issue and I don't plan on using flaps. I believe the airfoil was designed for low Reynolds numbers (model airplanes) but am unsure if this is a problem? I also wondered if the extreme under camber on the airfoil would be a problem to cover?

Brock
 
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