Airborne Laser's Nose-Turret Aerodynamics Improved
As flight testing of the YAL-1A Airborne Laser system resumes, pilots and engineers expect to see significant improvements in airflow around a new nose turret (AW&ST Nov. 22, p. 29). The ball-like turret points a high-energy laser beam at an ascending missile target, but the turret's shape disturbs...
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