Achieving laminar flow on the wings of a commercial transport involves difficult problems associated with the wing leading edge. The NASA Leading Edge Flight Test Program has made major progress toward the solution of these problems. The effectiveness and practicality of candidate laminar flow leading edge systems were proven under representative airline service conditions. This was accomplished in a series of simulated airline service flights by modifying a JetStar aircraft with laminar flow leading edge systems and operating it out of three commercial airports in the United States. The aircraft was operated as an airliner would under actual air traffic conditions, in bad weather, and in insect infested environments.


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    Title :

    Laminar Flow Control Leading Edge Systems in Simulated Airline Service


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    16th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences ; 1988 ; Jerusalem, Israel


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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