NASA is directing research to develop technology for a high-speed civil transport. Supersonic laminar flow control has been identified as a program element, since it offers significant drag-reduction benefits and is one of the more promising technologies for producing an economically viable aircraft design. NASA is using two prototype F-16XL aircraft to research supersonic laminar flow control. The F-16XL planform is similar to design planforms of high-speed civil transports. The planform makes the aircraft ideally suited for developing technology pertinent to high-speed transports. The supersonic laminar flow control research programs for both aircraft are described. Some general results of the ship-1 program demonstrate that significant laminar flow was obtained using laminar flow control on a highly swept wing at supersonic speeds.


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    Title :

    Overview of Supersonic Laminar Flow Control Research on the F-16XL Ships 1 and 2


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    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Overview of Supersonic Laminar Flow Control Research on the F-16XL Ships 1 and 2

    Anderson, Bianca T. / Bohn-Meyer, Marta | SAE Technical Papers | 1992