Europe Begins Laminar-Flow Flight Tests For Future Airline
Credit: P. Pigeyre/Airbus
A highly modified and instrumented Airbus A340-300 has launched into a 150-hr. flight-test campaign intended to prove whether a drag-reducing laminar-flow wing design will be practical for a future short-haul airliner. The A340 Flight Lab is equipped to measure airflow, flight loads and deformation...
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