Vortex Control Targets Drag-Reducing Finlets At 737NGs

Credit: Vortex Control Technologies
Armed with the results of flight tests on the C-130 and C-17 military airlifters, Vortex Control Technologies (VCT) plans to certify its aft-body drag-reduction devices on the Boeing 737NG family of airliners. Extensive computational fluid-dynamics (CFD) analysis indicates the devices, called...
Graham Warwick

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