SMOOTH JOINTS
Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffet Field, Calif., have designed an improved leading-edge attachment method that promotes laminar airflow on metal aircraft. The low-cost technique machines a shallow recess where the leading edge and upper wing skins join, an area typically...
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