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| Date: |
10.05.1993 |
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| Title: |
F-16XL Airplane Research Paint Scheme Aerials |
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| Description: |
The NASA F-16XL research airplane is shown in flight over Eastern Shore of Virginia During the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamics Project (CAWAP). The aircraft is shown in the research paint scheme utilized for on-surface flow visualization. During CAWAP, tufts, oil, and liquid crystals were used to document the flow patterns on the upper surfaces of the wings. The images were recorded by onboard video cameras and hand-held video and still cameras in a chase aircraft. The visual images are being correlated with on board measurements of surface pressures, boundary-layer velocity profiles, and skin friction. Ultimately, the in-flight data will be combined with wind-tunnel results and computational-fluid-dynamics solutions to document the aerodynamics of cranked-arrow wings. CAWAP is a cooperative venture of the Langley Research Center and the Dryden Flight Research Center. |
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| ID: |
EL-1996-00050 |
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| Other ID: |
L93-11371 |
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| Credit: |
NASA Langley Research Center
(NASA-LaRC) |
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