757 EcoDemo Focuses On Laminar And Active Flow

Credit: Joe Walker
Test flights are getting underway of a Boeing 757 with an actively blown vertical tail and new wing-leading-edge sections, which could pave the way for the wider use of natural laminar and active flow control technology in future airliner designs . The aircraft, which first flew on March 17 from...

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