The Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) flap was flown on the NASA Gulfstream GIII test bed at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. This smoothly curving flap replaced the existing Fowler flaps creating a seamless control surface. This compliant structure, developed by FlexSys Inc. in partnership with Air Force Research Laboratory, supported NASA objectives for airframe structural noise reduction, aerodynamic efficiency, and wing weight reduction through gust load alleviation. A thorough structures airworthiness approach was developed to move this project safely to flight.
Approach for Structurally Clearing an Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge Flap for Flight
SFTE Annual International Symposium ; 2015 ; Lancaster, CA, United States
2015-09-14
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Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) Flight Testing
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