As an example, suppose that the blade aerofoil is NACA 4412, popular for handbuilt wind turbines because the

bottom (high pressure) side of the profile is almost flat which facilitates manufacture.

In the early 1980s wind turbine designers became aware of airfoils such as the NASA LS(1) MOD, and this airfoil was chosen by US and British designers for its reduced sensitivity to leading edge roughness, compared to the NACA 44xx and NACA 230xx series airfoils (Tangler et al., 1990). Danish wind turbine designers began to use the NACA 63(2)-xx instead of the NACA 44xx airfoils for the same reasons.

The most efficient blade from an aerodynamic basis is generally more difficult to construct from a practical and manufacturing standpoint. Early blades were made from wood, the same as propellers, and a commonly used airfoil was the NACA 4400 series, because the bottom side of the airfoil was flat. Other airfoils with better lift to drag were used, such as the NACA 23000 series and the LS1 airfoil. These airfoils had camber, curved on the bottom side, which made them somewhat more difficult to construct. An aerodynamic efficient blade will have the largest twist and chord at the root, which then decreases toward the tip; however, because of other considerations, in general, the inner part of the blade is only designed for some efficiency and starting torque, because the outer third of the blade generates most of the power. Therefore, that part of the blade must be aerodynamically efficient. Finally, the design of the tip of the blade is important for noise considerations and to reduce tip losses if possible. The outer portion of the General Electric blade is now swept back and the Skystream has sweep blades, which means the outer portion is curved like a scimitar (sword).
NACA63-415

The Mod-1 HAWT, with its highly-twisted blades, high tip speed, low solidity, and NACA 44XX-series airfoils, is observed to have superior performance in below-rated winds.

The NACA 4-digit airfoils mean the following: The first digit expresses the camber in percent chord, the second digit gives the location of the maximum camber point in tenths of chord, and the last two digits give the thickness in percent chord. Thus 4412 has a maximum camber of 4% of chord located at 40% chord back from the leading edge and is 12% thick, while 0006 is a symmetrical section of 6% thickness. The NACA 5 digit series airfoil means the following: The first digit designates the approximate camber in percent chord, the second digit indicates twice the position of the maximum camber in tenths chord, the third (either 0 or 1) distinguishes the type of meancamber line, and the last two digits give the thickness in percent chord. Thus, the 23012 airfoil has a maximum camber of about 2% of the chord located at 15% of the chord from the leading edge (3 tenths divided by 2) and is 12% thick. The NACA six, seven and even eight series were designed to highlight some aerodynamic characteristic. For example, NACA 653-421 is a 6-series airfoil for which the minimum pressure's position in tenths chord is indicated by the second digit (here, at the 50% chord location), the subscript 3 means that the drag coefficient is near its minimum value over a range of lift coefficients of 0.3 above and below the design lift coefficient, the next digit indicates the lift coefficient in tenths (here, 0.4) and the last two digits give the maximum thickness in percent chord (here, 21% of chord). The description for this example comes from Foundations of Aerodynamics, Kuethe and Schetzer, 2nd Edition, 1959, John Wiley and Sons, New York. There are formulas that define all the stations of the airfoil section from these digits and you can probably find those in your library in any good aerodynamics book. Also, you are referred to two other references listed below for more information on these classifications. HOWEVER, in all cases, the last two digits of the classification gives the thickness in percent chord.