I'll delete it in a couple of days once this drops off HN.
And I'd actually be interested in both the lift curve and the drag curve, as well as lift/drag.
Also, they are talking about a wing. An airfoil is a wing section not the actual wing.
Camber, chord, edges, angle of attack .. these are all described by the airfoil and are key to flight control, including stall handling. How an airfoil gets itself out of the stall state is of great interest to designers.
Airfoils which utilize the Magnus effect (as in this case) do have different stall characteristics. Its not incorrect to refer to the airfoil in that context.. a bit like calling a soccer ball not just a sphere but also a wing, too, which in fact it is to most airfoil designers .. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgOAwzG9Fd0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BDCcSR1pJ4&list=PLB851DC7DF...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acXvl-8xrBM
Very interesting flight mechanics are possible when designers try to utilize this effect, and its exciting to see this little-known technology come to the forefront as more and more folks enter the 'drone-fleets are the new network' age ..