AN important step towards a European laminar aircraft has been made by flight testing of a modified wing on a Fokker 100. During the tests which started on 12 November, laminar flow was achieved for a range of flight conditions. The initial results confirm that the expected drag reduction of up to 15% is attainable. This was revealed at a special presentation on 28 November at the Fokker facilities in the Netherlands.


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    Title :

    First Laminar Flow Flight Tests Prove Drag Reduction Potential


    Subtitle :

    ELFIN project leads the way for European laminar aircraft



    Publication date :

    1992-01-01


    Size :

    3 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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