Flowing Another way
Aerion is developing laminar flow control for aircraft expecting 20% drag reduction (AW&ST Oct. 20, p. 42). It is unlikely that this effort can add much to the extensive Northrop Corp. program in the 1950s and ’60s, which developed laminar flow on aircraft that included wind tunnel and flight tests...
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