First Take (Oct. 2, 2017)

September 29, 2017
Credit: Airbus
COMMERCIAL AVIATION Airbus’s A340 laminar-flow demonstrator made its first flight from Tarbes, France, on Sept. 26 under Europe’s Clean Sky research program’s BLADE project. Smooth, drag-reducing airflow was achieved over the two transonic laminar outer wing sections fitted to the modified and...

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