NASA Begins F-15 Laminar Flow Envelope Expansion Tests

nasa f-15 experimental aircraft
Credit: Carla Thomas/NASA
Flight tests of an experimental low-drag laminar flow stub wing section are underway at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, following an initial envelope expansion sortie on Jan. 29. Mounted beneath a NASA F-15B, the 40-in.-span Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow...
Guy Norris

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