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Laminar flow integration: Flight tests status and plansUnder the Aircraft Energy Efficiency - Laminar Flow Control Program, there are currently three flight test programs under way to address critical issues concerning laminar flow technology application to commercial transports. The Leading-Edge Flight Test (LEFT) with a JetStar aircraft is a cooperative effort with the Ames/Dryden Flight Research Facility to provide operational experience with candidate leading-edge systems representative of those that might be used on a future transport. In the Variable Sweep Transition Flight Experiment (VSTFE), also a cooperative effort between Langley and Ames/Dryden, basic transition data on an F-14 wing with variable sweep will be obtained to provide a data base for laminar flow wing design. Finally, under contract to the Boeing Company, the acoustic environment on the wing of a 757 aircraft will be measured and the influence of engine noise on laminar flow determined with a natural laminar flow glove on the wing. The status and plans for these programs are reported.
Document ID
19880005570
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Wagner, R. D. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA., United States)
Fisher, D. F. (NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, CA., United States)
Fischer, M. C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA., United States)
Bartlett, D. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA., United States)
Meyer, R. R., Jr. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Langley Symposium on Aerodynamics, Volume 1
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
88N14952
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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