In the four-digit NACA designation, 2 gives maximum camber as 2% of chord; 4 places it at 40% of chord; 15 gives maximum thickness as 15% of chord. Thus maximum camber is 0.02c, C. Thickness magnitude does not specify its chordwise location.
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