NASA completed the first flight of a new laminar-flow scale-model wing on an F-15B testbed that aims to cut drag and reduce fuel burn on future aircraft.
NASA has successfully flown its 40-inch CATNLF laminar-flow wing model aboard an F-15B at Armstrong Flight Research Center.
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NASA successfully flies first laminar flow scaled wing design
NASA successfully conducted the first flight of a new wing design that could pave the way for more fuel-efficient commercial aircraft. Published on NASA’s official website, the article “NASA Completes ...
NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel ...
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Airbus says the drag-reducing effects of the experimental wings on its laminar-flow demonstrator aircraft are proving better than previously thought, making application of the technology on a ...
In order to enhance aircraft efficiency designers are increasingly utilizing lightweight, high aspect ratio wing designs. This is because lower weight means less energy is required to keep the ...
In the quest for greater efficiency of large transport aircraft, efforts to reduce wing drag through conventional aerodynamic tweaks have largely been exhausted, in the view of Airbus senior ...
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