Question

Is camber is the curve of the upper and lower surfaces of an airfoil?

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in examination.

This intriguing question originated from The Cambered Airfoil in chapter Incompressible Flow over Airfoils of Aerodynamics

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) True

To explain: The camber is the curve of the upper and lower surfaces of an airfoil. This curve is measured by how much it departs from the chord of the airfoil, the horizontal line joining the leading and trailing edges, some airfoil has a high degree of camber.