NASA Tried Something Unexpected With A Fighter Jet, And It Could Make Flights Cheaper

NASA Tried Something Unexpected With A Fighter Jet, And It Could Make Flights Cheaper

Summary

NASA put a three-foot scale model of its Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) custom wing on an F-15B, reducing fuel consumption by up to 10%.

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NASA put a three-foot scale model of its Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) custom wing on an F-15B, reducing fuel consumption by up to 10%.

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