F-16XL FLIGHTS COULD AID IN HSCT DESIGN
The F-16XL supersonic laminar flow control research aircraft has made its first flight with a large suction panel fitted to the left wing in a test series that could play an important role in the design of a U.S. high speed civil transport (HSCT). The F-16XL, which flew with the new test panel for...
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