RE: Find the location of the aerodynamic center.
An airfoil has a lift coefficient and moment coefficient of -0.35 and -0.050 about quarter-chord at -6^{\circ} angle of attack. The airfoil has lift coefficient and moment coefficient of 0.70 and -0.040 at an angle of attack of 4^{\circ} about the same quarter chord. Find the location of the aerodynamic center.
Aerodynamic center is a point on the airfoil for which the aerodynamically generated moment is independent of the angle of attack or the coefficient of lift. Aerodynamic center is at \frac{1}{4} chord from the leading edge for most of the low speed airfoils. For supersonic airfoils aerodynamic center lies nearer at \frac{1}{2} chord length. Location of the aerodynamic center as a fraction of the chord length is given as x_{ac}=-\frac{m_{0}}{a_{0}}+0.25