Airbus Flight-Tests Laminar Flow Fin

Airbus Industrie expects that new developments in laminar flow control technology will significantly reduce airframe skin drag, lower fuel consumption of its commercial transports and help cut direct operating costs. An Airbus A320 twinjet equipped with a Hybrid Laminar Flow (HLF) fin recently began...

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