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F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Control Model

Description This is a multiple exposure image of the F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Control (SLFC) model in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. This wind tunnel test was conducted to verify design pressure distributions for the SLFC flight experiment (see modified port wing) and to obtain simulator coefficients for stability and control investigations.

 

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Credit: NASA/Sandie Gibbs

Image Number: LRC-1994-P-03046

Date: April 29, 1994

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Taken on April 29, 1994