A coordinate measuring machine is used to extract data points from an airfoil surface. The machine is controlled to move a probe to desired points by a generic program applicable to any airfoil and a nominal data file specific to the type of airfoil being measured containing coordinates of desired data...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5047966?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5047966 - Airfoil measurement method
