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| Keywords: F-16XL Ship -2 SLFC - in flight DVIDS715104.jpg en A laminar flow control experiment covering much of the left wing dark area of NASA's F-16XL 848 is seen clearly as the aircraft cruises over desert area near NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards California on a functional check flight Oct 13 1995 The flight marked the beginning of an important program of 45 flights to see if the experimental wing panel could achieve laminar smooth air flow over the wing's surface at supersonic speeds Researchers say that successful laminar flow on an aircraft the size of a future supersonic jetliner could help reduce gross takeoff weight by as much as 10 percent leading to increased efficiency and lower operating costs The laminar flow experiment on the delta-wing F-16XL features an internal suction system that pulls a small part of the boundary layer of air above the wing through millions of tiny laser-cut holes in the outer skin of the experiment creating laminar flow The research program is managed by NASA's Langley Research Center Hampton Va and involves an aerospace industry team that includes Boeing Rockwell and McDonnell Douglas NASA Identifier NIX-EC95-43297-7 2009-12-09 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/715104 715104 2012-10-10 17 49 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Langley Research Center aircraft Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ F-16XL | ||||
