FAQ

How do I add a second wing to the Tandem Aircraft Configuration. The Drag Breakdown Tab does not show it.

Design Components

Winfoil is configured using a number of parameters to allow the user to create new aircraft configurations, new design components, to customise the drag breakdown analysis and to … more
How do I add additional fuselage formers to Winfoil so that they appear in the list of design types in the Design List screen.

Design Components - Adding Fuselage Formers

Winfoil is configured using a number of parameters to allow the user to create new aircraft component types. The following article outlines the … more
I'm trying to import a DXF output into AutoCad 14. The result is a much too small drawing with large letters.

Import DXF

Winfoil automatically formats numbers according to your Regional Number Format Settings in Control Panel. A number of Windows programs do not do this and always treat numbers as being in … more
How can I easily be informed whenever any new updates to Winfoil are made?

Updates

Whenever Winfoil is started it will check if it can access the Winfoil updates using your internet connection. If any updates are found then an update popup screen will be displayed … more
How can I analyse the performance of an airfoil with Winfoil?

Airfoil Analysis

Winfoil has the capability to import airfoil polar data in PEF (Performance Exchange Format). Martin Hepperle has written a program called JavaFoil (http://www.mh- … more
How do I compare airfoil performance with Winfoil?

Airfoil Comparison

This feature is accessed from the Compare button on the Airfoil Polar Graph Tab or from the Lift Graph Tab on the Airfoil List screen.

This feature provides the ability to ; … more

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