Defeating Drag

Boeing is beginning flight tests of novel drag-reducing technology in the tail of one of its initial 787 certification aircraft. Tests of a hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) system are taking place on ZA003, the 787 originally assigned for the bulk of cabin interior and systems certification...

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